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BEIJING - 皇冠体育app on Monday voiced its opposition to a defense spending bill passed last week by the US House of Representatives that pushed for sales of F-16 jets to Taiwan.

"We have taken note of the bill," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei at a news briefing, adding that 皇冠体育app firmly opposes US lawmakers' exaggeration of 皇冠体育app's military development and push for arms sales to Taiwan.

The House of Representatives voted Friday to require the United States to sell F-16 C/D fighter-jets to Taiwan.

"皇冠体育app sticks to the path of peaceful development," said the spokesman, adding it is baseless and irresponsible for anyone to play up the "皇冠体育app threat theory."

"To push for weapons sales to Taiwan severely violates the one-皇冠体育app policy and the three joint communiques between 皇冠体育app and the United States, which severely interferes with 皇冠体育app's internal affairs," Hong said.

During the briefing, Hong urged "some US lawmakers" to get rid of their Cold War mentality and stop pushing for arms sales to Taiwan and all wrongdoings of interfering with 皇冠体育app's internal affairs.

"(They should) do more to help 皇冠体育app-US relations and the mutual trust between the two nations, not the contrary," he added.