The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday said that China firmly opposes and has lodged serious representations with the United States over its latest arms sales and military assistance to China’s Taiwan region.
The remarks came after the White House on Saturday announced military assistance worth $571.3 million to Taiwan region, alongside the U.S. Department of Defense’s approval of $295 million in arms sales to the island.
A spokesperson for the ministry said the United States’ approval for military assistance and arms sales to China’s Taiwan region seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, especially the August 17 Communique of 1982, and China’s sovereignty and security interests.
The decision is a severe breach of the U.S. leaders’ commitment to not support “Taiwan independence,” the spokesperson added, and sends a gravely wrong signal to “Taiwan secessionists” forces.
