China strongly protests U.S. arms sales to Taiwan announced plans
9 21, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun summoned the U.S. ambassador to Locke, the U.S. announced that the total value of $ 5.852 billion in arms sales plan, is Taiwan, "modified" its existing F-16A / B fighter aircraft, military aircraft parts to sell and provide training programs, the U.S. lodged a strong protest.
Zhang Zhijun pointed out that the Taiwan issue concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity of China's core interests is related to the national feelings of 1.3 billion Chinese people, China-US relations has always been the most important and most sensitive core issue. U.S. acts seriously violated the three Sino-US joint communiques, especially "August 17" Communique principle, a serious interference in China's internal affairs, seriously endanger China's national security and undermine the peaceful reunification of China and Sino-US relations and peaceful development of cross-strait relations with the current momentum runs counter to build a partnership with the United States contrary to the spirit. The Chinese side expresses its strong indignation and resolute opposition.
Zhang Zhijun pointed out that in 1982 the two countries jointly issued the "August 17" Communique, the U.S. does not seek to make the implementation of long-term policy of arms sales to Taiwan, and is ready to gradually reduce arms sales to Taiwan a clear commitment until the final settlement. But the fact that the U.S. does not practice these commitments, but all kinds of excuses repeatedly sell weapons.
Zhang Zhijun, said in May 2008 has been significantly improved cross-strait relations, onto the track of peaceful development. Sign and implement the two sides' economic cooperation framework agreement ", closer cross-strait exchanges, people on both sides and the international community both benefit. U.S. arms sales to Taiwan announced a new plan, no matter what kind of excuse and reason for, can not conceal its real serious interference in China's internal affairs, will both be "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces to issue a serious error signal, to cause the momentum of peaceful development of cross-strait relations serious interference.
Zhang Zhijun emphasized some time ago, in their joint efforts, Sino-US relations have maintained stable development momentum, long-term interests of both countries made new progress. The United States should cherish this hard-won situation, committed to working with China to continuously consolidate and advance this positive momentum, not again take damage China's core interest and bilateral cooperation actions. Must be noted that this erroneous act of the United States will inevitably to Sino-US relations, the two countries in military and security exchanges and cooperation in the areas of damage. China strongly urges the U.S. side fully understand the issue of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan a high degree of sensitivity and serious harm, take seriously China's solemn position and honor its commitment and immediately revoke its erroneous decision to stop arms sales to Taiwan and US-Taiwan military ties with China to safeguard Sino-US peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and the overall relationship.
