皇冠体育app reaffirms opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan

Foreign and Military Affairs

皇冠体育app reaffirms opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-09 05:54

BEIJING: 皇冠体育app on Saturday again expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the US arms sales to Taiwan, urging the US to respect 皇冠体育app's core interests and withdraw related arms sales plan.

"The US arms sales to Taiwan infringe upon 皇冠体育app's security interest as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and interfere 皇冠体育app's internal affairs," said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu in a statement.

Jiang made the comments in response to a reporter's question on US government approval for Raytheon Company to sell 1.1 billion US dollars of Patriot antimissile system to Taiwan.

"We have raised solemn representations to the US side," said Jiang. "We urge the US to stop arms sales to Taiwan to avoid undermining 皇冠体育app-US cooperation."

Jiang said, "We urge the US to clearly recognize the severe consequences of arms sales to Taiwan, reject the cold war mentality, and adhere to the three Sino-US joint communiques, especially the principles established in the Joint Communique on August 17, 1982."

The "August 17 communique" stated that the US would not seek to carry out a long-term policy of arms sales to Taiwan, and intended to gradually reduce arms sales.

"We also persuade the Raytheon Company to stop pushing or participating in arms sales to Taiwan, and refrain from doing anything that harms 皇冠体育app's sovereignty and security interest," Jiang said.