BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland official Wednesday reaffirmed the mainland's firm opposition to arms sales to Taiwan by any country and called on Taiwan to cherish hard-won peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
Yang Yi, spokesman of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks here when asked to comment on reports of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
He called on Taiwan to do more things to promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
China's ministries of foreign affairs and national defense had expressed firm opposition to the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan amid reports that the U.S. Defense Department had recently awarded Lockheed Martin Corp a contract for selling an unspecified number of advanced Patriot missiles to Taiwan.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu on Saturday urged the U.S. to "clearly recognize the severe consequences of arms sales to Taiwan, reject the cold war mentality, and adhere to the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques, especially the principles established in the Joint Communique on Aug. 17, 1982."
The "Aug. 17 communique" stated that the U.S. would not seek to carry out a long-term policy of arms sales to Taiwan, and intended to gradually reduce arms sales.
BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- China called on the United States to abide by the spirit and principles established by the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques and handle Taiwan issues in a prudent and appropriate manner.
Yang Yi, spokesman of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks Wednesday when asked to comment on Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou's Honduras tour with a scheduled stopover in the United States. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland official Wednesday reaffirmed the mainland's firm opposition to arms sales to Taiwan by any country and called on Taiwan to cherish hard-won peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
Yang Yi, spokesman of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks here when asked to comment on reports of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- China opposes the United States having official exchanges with Taiwan, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday.
Jiang made the remarks when asked to comment on Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou's Honduras tour with a scheduled stopover in the United States. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Defense Department announced on January 6 the approval of a plan of Lockheed Martin Corp. to sell Patriot III missiles to Taiwan. Although it was a step to implement the huge-scale arms sales package announced by the George W. Bush administration in October 2008, such a move only about one month after U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China tarnished the China-U.S. ties.
The U.S. side is fully aware that the Taiwan issue is related to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and involves China's core interests and the national sentiment of 1.3 billion Chinese people. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday again expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, urging the U.S. to respect China's core interests and withdraw related arms sales plan.
"The U.S. arms sales to Taiwan infringe upon China's security interest as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and interfere with China's internal affairs," said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu in a statement.Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's Defense Ministry on Friday expressed strong indignation and firm opposition to the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, urging the U.S. to respect China's core interests and immediately withdraw related arms sales items.
"The U.S. side clings obstinately to the Bush administration's plan of arms sales to Taiwan, which severely undermines the mutual trust between the two militaries," said Defense Ministry spokesman Huang Xueping in a statement. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday again warned the United States of the severe consequences caused by its arms sales to Taiwan, saying the move will undermine Sino-U.S. cooperation.
"China firmly opposes and is strongly dissatisfied with arms sales to Taiwan by the United States," said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu in a statement. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China has raised solemn representations to the United States government and urged it to cancel and cease arms sales to Taiwan, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday. Full story
