China Condemns Proposed US-Taiwan Arms Sale
September 22, 2011
A Taiwan air force F-16 fighter jet scrambles from one section of a highway during the Hanguang air force drill in Madou, Tainan city, south of Taiwan, April 12, 2011.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made clear China's firm opposition to the latest U.S. plan to sell weapons to Taiwan.
Hong called the plan erroneous and said it will "inevitably cause damage to China-U.S. relations." He said the deal will hurt bilateral relations and cooperation in military and security. However the spokesman gave no details when asked about specific retaliatory action.
The spokesman said the plan not only damages Sino-American relations, it undermines China's national security and reunification efforts.
U.S. Embassy officials confirmed that senior Chinese Foreign Ministry officials called in Ambassador Gary Locke over the arms sale.
US deal
The Obama administration Wednesday informed the U.S. Congress on plans for a more than $5 billion upgrade of Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet. The deal did not include new and more advanced F-16 fighter jets, although U.S. officials said those sales may still be considered in the future.
Miles Yu is an East Asia and military history professor at the U.S. Naval Academy. He stressed that his views are his own, and he does not speak on behalf of the U.S. government.
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