Government and Policy

Chinese Defense fumes over US arms sale to Taiwan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-08 22:55

BEIJING: China's Defense Ministry on Friday expressed strong indignation and firm opposition to the US arms sales to Taiwan.

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"We urge the United States to respect China's core interests," said Defense Ministry spokesman Huang Xueping in a statement.

Huang's remarks came amid reports that the US Defense Department had recently awarded Lockheed Martin Corp a contract for selling an unspecified number of advanced Patriot missiles to Taiwan.

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