US blasted for military gear sales to Taiwan


Source: chinadaily.com.cn chinadaily.com.cn

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Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office. [Photo/Xinhua] China urged the United States on Tuesday to immediately cancel its planned military equipment sale to Taiwan and vowed to take legitimate and necessary countermeasures according to how the situation developed. The US State Department announced on Monday the approval of a $280 million sale of a Field Information Communications System to Taiwan, the sixth military equipment sale this year, as well as the 11th under US President Donald Trump's administration. The last sale took place in November despite China's announcement it would impose sanctions on US enterprises,...