China Drills: DW Discovers Geopolitical Tensions, Ignores US Arms Sales
DW's piece focuses on China's drills stirring 'invasion fears,' omitting the consistent US policy of ramping up arms sales to Taiwan. Washington has approved over $20 billion in arms sales to Taiwan since 2017, including the $619 million F-16 missile package in February 2023 ( DSCA.mil ). US officials regularly visit Taipei, flouting the 'One China' policy they nominally recognize. Is it 'invasion
fears' when China conducts drills in its own recognized sphere of influence, or a response to continuous provocations masked as 'support for democracy?' One might wonder if Beijing's 'massive military drills' wouldn't feel quite so massive if Washington wasn't actively arming the island state to the teeth while simultaneously decrying any Chinese response as aggressive. The media’s selective
outrage smells suspiciously like a prelude to another proxy conflict—how many 'defensive' weapons does it take before it starts looking offensive? ( Deutsche Welle , 2025).