China The United States violently opposes the decision to sell missiles to Taiwan Countermeasures are also taken at 19:20 on October 22
The Chinese government strongly opposed the US Trump administration's decision to sell missiles and other items to Taiwan, saying it was "significant interference with domestic affairs," and expressed its intention to take countermeasures in some circumstances.
The Trump administration in the United States has decided to sell about $ 1.8 billion in total, including ground-attack missiles launched from fighters, to Taiwan for about 190 billion yen in Japanese yen, and notified Congress on the 21st. did.
Regarding this, Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said at a press conference on the 22nd, "It significantly interferes with China's internal affairs and sends a false message to the Taiwan independence forces, It is a detriment to stability, and I firmly oppose it. "
He said, "I urge the United States to fully recognize the dangers of this problem and stop selling arms and military exchanges with Taiwan," and said that he would take countermeasures in some situations.
China is becoming more frustrated as the Trump administration in the United States is activating its alliances with Taiwan, including the sale of weapons and visits by senior government officials.