A spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday urged the United States to stop arms sales to Taiwan while saying that peaceful reunification would strengthen Taiwan residents' cultural identity, expand development opportunities and enhance social well-being.

Speaking at a press conference, spokesperson Zhang Han said that "peaceful reunification and one country, two systems" remains the best approach to achieving national reunification. She said reunification would strengthen Taiwan residents' sense of cultural identity and belonging while creating broader space for cultural and social development.

Zhang said that Chinese culture represents the shared spiritual root of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and that after peaceful reunification, traditional Chinese culture, historical memory and national spirit would be better preserved and promoted in Taiwan.

She added that Taiwan residents would no longer face "blurred cultural identity" and "confused historical understanding." Regional traditions, including Minnan culture, Hakka culture, folk beliefs, literature and the arts, would further flourish through their connection to broader Chinese cultural traditions, she said.

The spokesperson also said peaceful reunification would bring greater opportunities for Taiwan's cultural sectors. Taiwan's films, television productions, music, publishing and other cultural works would gain easier access to the mainland's vast market and receive greater policy and resource support, she said. Industry professionals would also benefit from broader platforms, more development opportunities and increased international exposure.

Zhang further stated that peaceful reunification would help Taiwan society move beyond political confrontation and ideological division. "For a long time, Taiwan's spiritual and cultural environment has been seriously disrupted by partisan conflict and ideological confrontation," she said.

She added that after peaceful reunification, political manipulation would be corrected, allowing society to shift from "confusion and anxiety" toward "calmness and stability," with greater social harmony and improved spiritual and cultural well-being.

The spokesperson also said that after peaceful reunification, Taiwan residents would have the support of a strong motherland wherever they are in the world and would no longer serve as "pawns in international geopolitical competition." She said reunification would strengthen national confidence and pride and bring Taiwan's people lasting spiritual fulfillment.

At the press conference, a reporter also asked about US dissatisfaction with Taiwan's military procurement budget. Zhang stressed that the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair and allows no external interference.

She said the Chinese mainland firmly opposes any form of military ties between the United States and the Taiwan region and urged Washington to adhere to the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, handle Taiwan-related issues prudently, stop arms sales to Taiwan and refrain from sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces.