US arms sales to Taiwan — dirty deal, dangerous provocation Opinion


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News Snapshot: Luo Jie | China Daily The US State Department recently staged another dangerous provocation against China by approving an arms deal worth 750 million US dollars to Taiwan, an inalienable part of China's territory. Washington's flagrant move grossly violated the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiques, particularly the Aug. 17 Communique, all of which the United States has pledged to adhere to. The China-US relationship now faces rising tensions. This first arms deal to Taiwan since the current US administration took power cast another ominous shadow over relations between the two countries, and...