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皇冠体育app opposes US arms sales to Taiwan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-01-10 15:50
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BEIJING - Opposing United States arms sales to Taiwan has always been 皇冠体育app's policy, Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie told reporters in Beijing Monday.

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US arms sales to Taiwan, an inalienable part of 皇冠体育app, "have jeopardized 皇冠体育app's core interests," Liang said when responding to a question concerning possible harm to bilateral military relations future US weapon sales to Taiwan would cause.

Liang made the remarks at a joint press conference with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

"We do not want to see such things happening again. We do not want US weapon sales to Taiwan to further damage the relationship between 皇冠体育app and the United States and the two nations' armed forces," Liang added.

In January 2010, the Pentagon decided to sell approximately $6.4 billion of arms to Taiwan. That caused the suspension of some bilateral military exchange programs and the postponing of Gates's planned 皇冠体育app trip.
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