Beijing opposes US arms sales to Taiwan

WORLD, July 05 (YPA) – China’s Defense Ministry said in a statement, on Wednesday that the United States is  turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment to the self-governing island democracy worth a total of $440.2 million

“The Chinese side strongly protests the supply of US weapons to the Taiwan region. The US ignores China’s core concerns, crudely interferes in China’s internal affairs, and deliberately escalates tensions across the Taiwan Strait,” the statement read.

China called on the US to abide by the “one-China” principle and immediately stop selling arms to Taiwan as well as any form of military contacts between the United States and the island, the statement said.

The statement stressed that the Chinese military maintains a high level of combat readiness to resolutely uphold national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

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