{"id":37630,"date":"2024-10-27T02:54:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T02:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=37630"},"modified":"2024-10-27T02:54:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T02:54:44","slug":"china-vows-countermeasures-after-2-billion-us-arms-sale-to-taiwan-by-reuters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=37630","title":{"rendered":"China vows ‘countermeasures’ after $2 billion US arms sale to Taiwan By Reuters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will take “countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government said, lambasting a $2 billion arms sale package by the United States to Taiwan.<\/p>\n

The United States is bound by law to provide Chinese-claimed Taiwan with the means to defend itself despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, to the constant anger of Beijing.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the Pentagon said the United States had approved a potential $2 billion arms sale package to Taiwan, including the delivery for the first time to the island of an advanced air defence missile system battle-tested in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

In a statement late Saturday, China’s foreign ministry said it strongly condemns and firmly opposes the sales and has lodged “solemn representations” with the United States.<\/p>\n

China urges the United States to immediately stop arming Taiwan and stop its dangerous moves that undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, it added.<\/p>\n

“China will take resolute countermeasures and take all measures necessary to firmly defend national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity,” the ministry said, without elaborating.<\/p>\n

China has over the past five years stepped up its military activities around democratically governed Taiwan, whose government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, including staging a new round of war games earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Taiwan’s government has welcomed the new arms sale, the 17th of the Biden administration to the island.<\/p>\n

“In the face of China’s threats, Taiwan is duty-bound to protect its homeland, and will continue to demonstrate its determination to defend itself,” Taiwan’s foreign ministry said, responding to the arms sale. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n