Beijing has officially protested to Washington after the approval of a new arms sale package to Taiwan. China stated that it is ready to take "all necessary" measures to protect its sovereignty. This is reported by Reuters, writes UNN.
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China's Ministry of Defense announced that it had lodged an official complaint with the United States regarding Washington's decision to approve the sale of aircraft parts and fighter jet components worth $330 million to Taiwan. This is the first such deal since the beginning of Donald Trump's second term.
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In the statement, Beijing sharply criticized the US actions, emphasizing that they undermine stability in the region and harm Sino-American relations.
"We call on the American side to immediately stop its egregious practice of arming Taiwan and avoid undermining the development of relations between the two countries and militaries."
– said Chinese Ministry of Defense spokesman Zhang Xiaogang.
China emphasized that further arms supplies to Taiwan would be considered a threat to its own territorial integrity.
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