Beijing warns Washington over arms deal with Taipei

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China said yesterday that it "strongly opposed" a weapons deal worth billions between Taiwan and the US, calling it a breach of a long-standing agreement between Beijing and Washington.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan (??) said that the US$18 billion package that includes anti-missile systems, planes and diesel-electric submarines sends "wrong signals to Taiwan."

"The Chinese position is very clear-cut," Kong said at a regular briefing. "China is strongly opposed to any sale of arms to Taiwan, because this is not in alignment with international laws and it contradicts the joint communiques between China and the United States."

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