China Strongly Opposes US Declaration To Sell Arms to Taiwan  

Published in Xinhua
(China) on 17 December 2015
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Translated from by Fiona McAllister. Edited by Helaine Schweitzer.
On Dec. 16, the U.S. government announced that it will sell Taiwan an arms package totaling $1.83 billion. On the same day, the foreign office assistant minister Zheng Zeguang was ordered to summon U.S. Embassy Beijing Deputy Chief of Mission Kaye A. Lee to discuss this serious matter.

Zheng Zeguang pointed out that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. China strongly opposes the U.S.'s declaration to sell arms to Taiwan. The U.S. sale of arms to Taiwan is a serious violation of international law and the fundamental standards of international relations, and is a serious violation of the principles of the third U.S.-China Joint Announcement; the sale seriously harms Chinese sovereignty and security interests. In order to defend national interests, China has decided to take the necessary step to issue sanctions against the companies involved in the American arms sales to Taiwan.

Zheng Zeguang emphasized that no one will be able to sway the Chinese government and population from defending their national sovereignty and territorial integrity, or from the firm will to fight against foreign interference. China urges the U.S. to scrupulously abide by the explicit promises in the third U.S.-China Joint Announcement, to withdraw from the planned arms sale to Taiwan, and to halt U.S.-Taiwan military relations in order to avoid further harm to U.S.-Sino relations and their important territorial cooperation.


外交部:中方强烈反对美国宣布向台湾出售武器

新华网北京12月17日电 12月16日,美国政府宣布向台湾出售总额约18.3亿美元的武器装备。当天,外交部副部长郑泽光奉命召见美国驻华使馆临时代办李凯安,向美方提出严正交涉。

  郑泽光指出,台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。中方坚决反对美国向台湾出售武器。美方向台湾出售武器严重违反国际法和国际关系基本准则,严重违反中美三个联合公报原则,严重损害中国主权和安全利益。为了维护国家利益,中方决定采取必要措施,包括对参与此次美方向台湾出售武器的企业实施制裁。

  郑泽光强调,任何人都不能动摇中国政府和人民捍卫国家主权和领土完整、反对外来干涉的坚定意志。中方敦促美方恪守在中美三个联合公报中作出的明确承诺,撤销上述售台武器计划,停止美台军事联系,以免给中美关系和双方重要领域的合作造成进一步损害。
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