China vows ‘countermeasures’ after $2 billion US arms sale to Taiwan

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China vows ‘countermeasures’ after $2 billion US arms ***** to Taiwan

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will take “countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government said, lambasting a $2 billion arms ***** package by the ******* States to Taiwan.

The ******* States is bound by law to provide ********-claimed Taiwan with the means to defend itself despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, to the constant anger of Beijing.

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

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 ******* States.

China urges the ******* States to immediately stop arming Taiwan and stop its dangerous moves that undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, it added.

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

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.

Taiwan’s government has welcomed the new arms *****, the 17th of the Biden administration to the island.

“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 *****.

(Reporting by Ryan Woo; Writing and additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Andrea Ricci)

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