SACP condemns proposed US weapons package to Taiwan, calls for respect of China’s national sovereignty

[SACP Communications]

South African Communist Party

SACP condemns proposed US weapons package to Taiwan, calls for respect of China’s national sovereignty

Saturday, 3 January 2026:- The South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns the proposed US massive arms package sale to Taiwan, valued at 11 billion dollars. If approved by the US Congress, this package would represent one of the largest US weapons packages to Taiwan and the most drastic US imperialistic intervention in China’s domestic political matters in recent history. It would also constitute one of the most aggressive actions of the US in Taiwan in violation of China’s sovereignty.

The intended arms sale would grossly violate the one-China policy and the three China-US joint communiques, in addition to infringing China’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity and undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The intended arms sale also sends an unfortunate and gravely wrong signal to “Taiwan independence” forces, wrongly interpreting a provincial, domestic internal dispute into an international question with diplomatic implications.

The SACP remains steadfast in its firm support of the one-China principle and China’s inalienable right to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

In the interest of international security and global stability, the SACP calls on all countries to respect the sovereignty of other states and to stand with the Chinese people in this instance where its sovereignty is being undermined by the imperialist US regime.