China Boosts Military Readiness After US Arms Sale to Taiwan

December 19, 2023, 5:09 PM UTC

China’s military said it’s stepping up military readiness as it criticized a recent US arms sale to Taiwan.

  • The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has intensified military training and readiness to firmly maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, said Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense in Beijing on Tuesday
  • Recent US arms sale to Taiwan has posed a grave threat to peace and stability across the Strait, and sent an erroneous signal to separatist forces advocating “Taiwan independence,” he added
  • China urges the US to stop arming Taiwan, honor its commitment not to support “Taiwan independence” ...

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