China voices its anger after Washington okays a multibillion dollar arms deal with Taiwan
A Chinese family looks inside the cockpit of a Chinese made fighter jet near the remains of US made Taiwanese reconnaissance planes shot down by China in the 1960's on display at the military museum in Beijing, China, Saturday, January 30, 2010.
China had earlier urged the US to avoid the sale, warning the move could harm the relationship between the two countries. The timing is especially sensitive as Washington and Beijing are in the midst of a bitter trade war. China sees Taiwan as a renegade province and is yet to rule out the use of force to bring it under its control.
"Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory and nobody should underestimate the Chinese government's and people's firm determination to defend the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity and oppose foreign interference."Taiwan's Presidential Office expressed "sincere gratitude" to the US government for the arms sale.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry confirmed it had requested those weapons and that the request was proceeding normally.Taiwan’s military budget is expected to swell to slightly over US$13.1bn by 2027, according to thenewspaper, as Taiwan move to improve its defence capacity against China’s threats.
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