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China strongly opposes U.S. arms sale to Taiwan

English.news.cn   2015-12-17 05:00:27

BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang on Wednesday summoned Kaye Lee, charge d'affaires

of the U.S. embassy in China, and made solemn representations to the United States over its arms sale to Taiwan.

Zheng made the statement shortly after the U.S. administration announced a 1.83-billion-U.S.-dollar arms sale package for Taiwan.

"Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. China strongly opposes the U.S. arms sale to Taiwan," Zheng said.

The arms sale severely goes against international law and the basic norms of international relations, severely goes against the

principles in the three China-U.S. joint communiques, and severely harms China's sovereignty and security interests, he said.

"To safeguard our national interests, China has decided to take necessary measures, including imposing sanctions against the

companies involved in the arms sale," Zheng said.

"No one can shake the firm will of the Chinese government and people to defend their national sovereignty and territorial integrity,

and to oppose foreign interference," the vice minister said.

China urges the United States to abide by the clear commitment it has made in the three joint communiques, revoke the arms sale

plan, and stop military contact with Taiwan, so as to avoid bringing further damage to China-U.S. relations and bilateral

cooperation in major areas, Zheng added.

Related:

China urges U.S. to stop arms sale to Taiwan

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday urged the United States to stop arms sale to Taiwan and do something more

conducive for China-U.S. relations.

"The United States should be fully aware that the arms sale to Taiwan is highly sensitive and dangerous. The U.S. should abide by

its commitment and stop arms sale to Taiwan, and do something more conducive for China-U.S. relations and the peaceful

development of the cross-Strait relations," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei.   Full story

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