BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a regular press conference Tuesday that China firmly opposes the United States selling weapons to Taiwan.

    China has raised solemn representations to the United States many times about the issues concerning the arms sales, Qin said.

    "It would undermine the national security and reunification of China and harm Sino-US relations", Qin said when asked about the impact on China-US relations if a 10 billion US dollar arms package from the United States to Taiwan takes place.

    Qin pointed out that the United States would severely violate the three Sino-US joint communiques, in particular the joint communique signed between the two countries on Aug. 17, 1982, if the United States offers arms package to Taiwan.

    Qin emphasized that the American sales of weapons to Taiwan is a wanton interference on China's domestic affairs and an encouragement for separatists who wish to make Taiwan independent.     

    "China will never tolerate the United States to sell weapons to Taiwan", he said.

    China urged the United States to be fully aware of the negative impact if it sells weapons to Taiwan and try to safeguard the overall bilateral relations, Qin said.

    Qin reiterated that the United States should adhere to one-China policy, honor its commitments made in the three Sino-US joint communiques and oppose Taiwan independence.

    The United States should neither give wrong signals to the separatists by selling arms to Taiwan nor block China's reunification, Qin said.

    Sino-Japan 3rd round of E. China Sea talks

    China and Japan will hold the third round of consultation on the East China Sea issue on Friday in Tokyo, Qin announced.

    "China hopes the two countries peacefully resolve the issue through dialogue and consultation," Qin said.

    China and Japan held the first round of consultation on the East China Sea issue in Beijing last October. It was presided over by Cui Tiankai, director of Asian Department of Chinese Foreign Ministry and his counterpart Mitoji Yabunaka, director-general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

    The second round was held in May this year in Beijing. The two parties had an in-depth exchange of views on launching negotiations about the demarcation of the continental shelf of the East China Sea and promoting the joint development of the marine resources in the area.

    The two sides agreed to peacefully resolve the issue in line with the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries during their meeting in Jakarta.

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