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Spokesperson's Comment on US Planned Arms Sale to Taiwan
Q: It is reported that the US Department of Defense has notified the Congress recently of its plan to sell Taiwan weaponry worth 1.3 billion US dollars, including such sophisticated weapons as the supersonic medium-range air-to-air missiles. What is the comment of the Chinese side?

A: The US Government has, in disregard of the solemn representation of the Chinese Government, blatantly planned to sell a large amount of sophisticated weaponry to Taiwan, against which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has lodged its strong protest with the US Government. It has to be stressed that the action by the US side seriously violates the provisions of the three Sino-US Joint Communiqu¨¦s and the August 17 Communiqu¨¦ in particular, gravely encroaches upon China's sovereignty and grossly interferes in China's internal affairs. China strongly demands the US side to effectively observe the three Sino-US Joint Communiqu¨¦s and the relevant commitments made by the US side and immediately cancel its plan of selling weapons to Taiwan. Otherwise, the US side shall bear the serious consequence arising therefrom.

September 30, 2000



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