(ChinaPost.com.tw) – China and the United States were locked yesterday in an escalating row over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, with Washington rebuffing Chinese protests and insisting the deal promotes stability in the Taiwan Strait.
China’s tough response on US arms sales to Taiwan reflects the shift in the global balance of powerThe Chinese response to the decision of the United States to sell a $6.3bn arms package to Taiwan represents a small but significant raising of the ante. The Chinese have partially halted the military exchange programme between the two [...]
The European Union’s efforts to speak with one voice on foreign policy are stumbling on the awkward question of whether to lift an embargo on arms sales to China
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – China suspended military exchanges with the United States and threatened sanctions against American defense companies Saturday, just hours after Washington announced US$6.4 billion in planned arms sales to Taiwan.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi expressed his solemn position on the US arms sales to Taiwan here Saturday, urging the US to stop selling weapons to the Chinese province.
The Chinese government has reacted quickly to an announcement from the Obama administration of a $6 billion arms sale to Taiwan. From the New York Times:
The Chinese government announced late Saturday an unusually broad series of retaliatory measures…
Foreign ministry announced Saturday on its website that China will impose sanctions on those companies that involved in the US arms sale to Taiwan.
Beijing says it will suspend military exchanges with the US and impose sanctions on arms companiesThe Chinese government has announced retaliatory measures over a planned sale of advanced US weaponry to Taiwan.China’s defence ministry said it would suspend military exchanges with the US, impose sanctions on companies selling arms to Taiwan and review wider co-operation [...]
China has decided to suspend scheduled visits between the Chinese and US armed forces after Washington’s announcement of arms sales to Taiwan.
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), the top legislature, on Saturday voiced strong protest against Washington’s plan to sell a package of arms worth about US$6.4 billion to Taiwan, urging the US side to immediately withdraw the wrong decision.