North Korea: Supplying Taiwan with American fighters threatens stability in the region

The agency added: "The United States is trying to portray arms sales to Taiwan as a step aimed at protecting peace in the Taiwan Strait, but this shameful behavior is no different at all from planting a time bomb at the gate of another person's home under the pretext of ensuring the security of this same home."

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Taiwan denies receiving US notifications to freeze arms deals

This article came as a comment on the arrival of a batch of new American F-16V Block 70 fighters to the island. The agency noted in a sarcastic tone that the supply of these aircraft represents another example of “Washington’s special contribution to achieving peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”

"In the article, the agency also criticized plans to export American weapons to Taipei. It pointed out that Washington's support for advocates of the island's independence constitutes a challenge to the one-China principle. The agency stressed that the Taiwanese issue is an internal matter of the People's Republic of China, and "external forces have no right to interfere in it."

The first two of 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighters arrived in Taiwan on October 2. In 2019, Washington agreed to this deal, which is worth about $8 billion. In December 2025, the United States also approved the largest arms supply package for the island to that time, worth $11.1 billion.