TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday (Apr 24) she was happy the US Congress had passed a sweeping foreign aid package which includes arms support for the island, as China urged Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei.
Taiwan 's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a forum in Taipei, Taiwan Aug 8, 2023. TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday she was happy the US Congress had passed a sweeping foreign aid package which includes arms support for the island, as China urged Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei.and arms supplier even in the absence of formal diplomatic ties. China , which views Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly demanded arms sales stop.
China says Taiwan, whose government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, is a purely internal matter and the most sensitive and important issue in relations with the United States. The bills"send the wrong signal to Taiwan independence separatist forces, and we are resolutely opposed to it", spokesperson Zhu Fenglian told reporters.
Taiwan has complained for the past four years of stepped-up Chinese military activity near the island, including almost daily missions by Chinese warplanes and warships.
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