China made a representation to the United States due to the supply of weapons to Taiwan

The Chinese authorities made a representation to the United States due to the approval of a possible deal to sell more than $600 million worth of ammunition to Taiwan. About this declared Chinese Ministry of Defense spokesman Tan Kefei.

“China strongly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan. The US actions are gross interference in China’s internal affairs and seriously violate the “one China” principle,” Kefei said.

The actions of the US authorities harm the sovereignty and security interests of China, and also pose a threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, the minister said. In particular, China demands not to interfere in the “Taiwan issue” and stop exacerbating tensions.

March 1 Pentagon Security Cooperation Agency reportedthat the US State Department approved a possible deal for the supply of ammunition and equipment for American F-16 fighters for a total of $ 619 million. The document will enter into force if it is passed by the United States Congress.

At the beginning of August 2022 to the island arrived Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, after which relations between the US and Chinese authorities escalated. The PRC condemned the speaker’s visit and saw it as US support for separatism in Taiwan. China considers the island one of its provinces.

In early January, the Taiwan Ministry of Defense reported about the approach of 57 aircraft and four ships of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) to the island. Then the ministry clarified that such actions of the PLA near the island are recorded daily.