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China warns Taiwan over US arms deal

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#ha# $ashin*#on 'lanned #o sell warshi's and an#i+#an, #o #he island-

Bei&in* said i# .)irml% o''osed. all )orei*n arms sales #o i#s nei*hor whi(h i# re*ards as 'ar# o)

i#s #erri#or% awai#in* reni)i(a#ion % )or(e i) ne(essar%-

Tai'ei said #he 'lanned arms sales (overed .de)ensive wea'ons. and wold no# #hrea#en #he

mainland-

In a &oin# s#a#emen# #he Chinese Commnis# ar#%.s Taiwan A))airs 3) )i(e and #he S#a#e

Con(il or (aine# said Bei&in* .)irml% o''oses sales o) wea'ons mili#ar% hardware or#e(hnolo*% #o Taiwan % an% (on#r% in an% )orm or nder an% 're#e4#.-

.$e ho'e Taiwan (herishes #he hard+earned *ood si#a#ion )or #he 'ea(e)l develo'men# o)

ila#eral rela#ions and do more #o hel' im'rove and develo' #ies e#ween #he #wo sides. #hes#a#emen# added-

Taiwan.s de)en(e minis#r% s'o,esman avid 6o said Bei&in* had no#hin* #o worr% ao#-

.$e.ve no#i(ed #he rea(#ions )rom mainland a#hori#ies re*ardin* #he 'lanned arms sales. he

said-

.I# was nne(essar% as #he% are all de)ensive wea'ons whi(h are aimed )or in(reasin* or sel)+

de)en(e (a'aili#ies and hel'in* main#ain 'ea(e in #he Taiwan S#rai# and won.# #hrea#en #hemainland-

6o added: .!or have we #he in#en#ion o) en*a*in* in an arms ra(e wi#h #he mainland-. 6o

de(lined #o (on)irm #he arms sales # said #he Taiwanese mili#ar% has .'resen#ed sho''in* lis#s.#o #he US in(ldin* #wo err%+(lass )ri*a#es .whi(h have een dis(ssed % #he US Con*ress.

China.s )orei*n minis#r% warned #he US on Tesda% #ha# arms sales #o Taiwan wold dama*e

Sino+US rela#ions-

.China s#ron*l% r*es #he US side #o seriosl% realise #he hi*h sensi#ivi#% and severe harm)lness

o) arms sales #o Taiwan live ' #o i#s (ommi#men#s and s#o' arms sales #o Taiwan. said )orei*n

minis#r% s'o,esman on* 6ei a# a rie)in*-

8ela#ions e#ween Bei&in* and Tai'ei have warmed nder (rren# Taiwanese 'residen# Ma 9in*+

&eo o) #he omin#an* 'ar#%- B# China s#ill sees Taiwan as a rea,awa% #erri#or% and re)ses #orenon(e #he se o) )or(e shold i# de(lare )ormal inde'enden(e-

China and Taiwan s'li# a# #he end o) a (ivil war in 1;<;-



The Uni#ed S#a#es re(o*nises China ra#her #han Taiwan # remains a main all% and leadin*

arms s''lier #o #he island 'rovid+in* a sor(e o) (on#ined #ension wi#h Bei&in*-

Taiwan will ele(# a new 'residen# in anar% wi#h #he (andida#e o) #he 'ro+inde'enden(e

o''osi#ion emo(ra#i( ro*ressive ar#% TsaiIn*+wen #i''ed #o win-

She has 'led*ed #o main#ain #he s#a#s =o i) she wins # some anal%s#s have =es#ioned

whe#her (rosss#rai# 'ea(e (old e main#ained-































