Posted on 08/07/2021 7:01:46 PM PDT by Mariner
China warned the United States could face "countermeasures" following President Joe Biden's approval of a $750 million arms sale for Taiwan as Beijing ramps up its commitment to a "one-China" policy.
In response to the administration's announcement of the arms deal this week, the Chinese Embassy released a Thursday statement alleging interference in its internal affairs and saying the U.S. "undermines China's sovereignty and security interests by selling arms to the Taiwan region."
The sale includes 40 self-propelled artillery units, marking the first distribution of defense support for Taiwan since the president took office.
The provision will improve Taiwan's security in its efforts to ensure peace and defense of the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s office indicated in a statement Thursday.
The Chinese Embassy said the provision undermines international law and "violates the one-China principle and provisions of the three China-US joint communiques," adding that it sends the "wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces."
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A global super power is selling and delivering arms to their "wayward province" and is doing so publicly.
The don't prevent it because they can't.
As opposed to their 750 Billion that they spend?
What is China going to do, release a virus on the world?
Looks like we backed the wrong Asians in WWII.
If they want to punish the USA for supporting Taiwan, I suggest they refuse to loan us the money to cover the 1.5 Trillion dollars bill passed today in the Senate. Boy, that would rankle those power hungry senators.
“I suggest they refuse to loan us the money to cover the 1.5 Trillion dollars bill passed today in the Senate. Boy, that would rankle those power hungry senators.”
Not really.
Those treasuries will be purchased by the fed with imaginary digits.
ehhhh.....not so fast, amigo...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731
$750 Million? What is that these days, a couple of F-16s snd a few Sidewinders?
It’s not much, but it’s more commie soldiers dead.
And China puts up with it.
They have no reasonable choice.
“China warns of ‘countermeasures’ after US confirms $750 million arms sale to Taiwan”
They don’t have to do anything...democrats are doing it for them.
Yeah. I watched X-Files. The Japanese were pretty gruesome.
Maybe we didn’t have a dog in that fight, either way.
Mariner is right. Our gov’t is creating unlimited digital money (via FED) so we are not getting loans from China.
Maybe some Hunter Biden paintings after a year of appreciation of value. They say he's quite the painter. Master of light and shade./s
The Bidens were expecting Hunter’s paintings to go for much more than they did.
A upgrade for a battalion of artillery.
America is FINANCING China.
Really.
I've assumed since we started money-printing that it was because we'd past the point of being viewed as credit-worthy.
We have been selling arms to Taiwan for decades.
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