The Chinese language authorities protested Sunday the newest American bulletins of army gross sales and help to Taiwan, warning the US that it’s “enjoying with hearth.”
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday approved the availability of as much as $571 million in Protection Division materials and providers and in army training and coaching for Taiwan. Individually, the Protection Division stated Friday that $295 million in army gross sales had been accepted.
A Chinese language Overseas Ministry assertion urged the U.S. to cease arming Taiwan and cease what it known as “harmful strikes that undermine peace and stability within the Taiwan Strait.”
Taiwan is a democratic island of 23 million folks that the Chinese language authorities claims as its territory and says should come underneath its management. U.S. army gross sales and help purpose to assist Taiwan defend itself and deter China from launching an assault.
The $571 million in army help comes on prime of Biden’s authorization of $567 million for a similar functions in late September. The army gross sales embody $265 million for about 300 tactical radio techniques and $30 million for 16 gun mounts.
Taiwan’s Overseas Ministry welcomed the approval of the 2 gross sales, saying in a social media put up on X that it reaffirmed the U.S. authorities’s “dedication to our protection.”
