China Hits Out At US For Selling Arms To Taiwan
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Friday slammed the United States for its latest arms sale to China’s Taiwan region, saying that China strongly deplores and opposes this action.
According to media reports, the Pentagon said on Thursday that the U.S. has approved the arms sale to Taiwan, the first such transaction in President Donald Trump’s second term.
When asked for comments, spokesperson Lin Jian told a daily news briefing that U.S. arms sales to China’s Taiwan region seriously violate one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiqués, especially the August 17 Communiqué of 1982, undermine China’s sovereignty and security interests, violate international law and send a gravely wrong signal to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces.
“The Taiwan question is at the core of China’s core interests and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations,” said Lin.
China is calling on the United States to abide by the one-China principle and stop condoning and aiding separatists’ attempt to seek “Taiwan independence” through military buildup,
