Small companies on the island transform into "arms dealers" and face criticism. Taiwan Affairs Office: We hope that our fellow compatriots can see through the evil intentions and ugly face of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities.

A journalist asked about Lai Ching-te's recent declaration of planning to invest 1.25 trillion New Taiwan Dollars as a "special defense budget." Subsequently, local media in Taiwan exposed that small companies in Tainan and Kaohsiung, such as renovation and shoe companies, have successively won contracts worth billions of New Taiwan Dollars in defense projects. Public opinion on the island stated that "southern traditional industries are turning into arms dealers," questioning the "protected" forces behind this, and believing that the military industry has become a "channel for profiting from wars." What is your comment on this? The spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Peng Qingen, stated that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, in order to "seek independence through force," are squandering the hard-earned money of the Taiwanese people to purchase foreign weapons, while also taking advantage of the situation to enrich themselves through corruption. He hopes that the vast majority of Taiwanese compatriots will see through the evil intentions and ugly faces of the DPP authorities, and be vigilant of their own wallets with practical actions, and not be fooled again.