China threatens the U.S. with "countermeasures," following U.S. Taiwan arms deal

China just issued a threat to the United States. The Washington Examiner reports that, following the recent arms deal between the U.S. and Taiwan, China threatened the U.S. with "countermeasures." Background President Joe Biden has recently approved a $750 million arms deal between the United States and Taiwan. In exchange for the money, the U.S. is sending to Taiwan 40 medium self-propelled M109A6 howitzers. This was the first arms sale between the U.S. and Taiwan since the Biden administration took over. Previously, former President Donald Trump entered into a $600 million arms sale with Taiwan. The purpose of these arms…