2023年7月25日，中国外交部发言人赵立坚在例行记者会上表示，中方已就美方近日向台湾出售38辆M1A2T艾布拉姆斯主战坦克一事向美方提出严正交涉。
赵立坚强调，美方此举严重违反一个中国原则和中美三个联合公报的规定，向“台独”势力发出严重错误信号，严重损害中美关系和台海和平稳定。
他指出，台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。中方坚决反对美台之间任何形式的官方往来和军事联系，坚决反对美国向台湾出售武器。
赵立坚敦促美方立即停止对台军售，停止任何挑衅行为，停止在台湾问题上玩火。中方将继续采取坚决有力措施，维护自身主权、安全和领土完整。
此前，美国国防安全合作局发布声明称，已批准向台湾出售38辆M1A2T艾布拉姆斯主战坦克，总价28亿美元。据悉，这批坦克预计将在2026年交付台湾军方。
M1A2T艾布拉姆斯主战坦克是美国陆军现役的主力坦克，拥有强大的火力、机动性和防护力。台湾军方购买这批坦克，将大大提升其作战能力。
美方售台坦克一事引发各方关注。有分析人士认为，这表明美方在台湾问题上更加激进，可能会 further 加剧两岸 tensions 并导致台海局势进一步恶化。
中国 mainland has repeatedly warned the United States that its sale of weapons to Taiwan will not be tolerated. China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that must eventually be reunified with the mainland.
The United States has long maintained a policy of "strategic ambiguity" on Taiwan, meaning that it does not explicitly say whether it will defend Taiwan in the event of a conflict with China.
However, the Trump administration has taken a more assertive approach to Taiwan, increasing arms sales and sending high-level officials to the island.
The Biden administration has continued this approach, and the sale of 38 M1A2T Abrams tanks to Taiwan is seen as a further escalation.
China is likely to respond to the sale of tanks by increasing its militarypresence in the Taiwan Strait and conducting more military exercises around the island.
The sale of tanks could also further strain relations between China and the United States.
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