China vows ‘resolute countermeasures’ after US arms sale to Taiwan

China on Sunday vowed to take “strong countermeasures” against a recently approved US arms sale to Taiwan, saying it had filed a complaint over the sale, which it said violated China’s sovereignty. There has been a serious violation. The Pentagon said Friday that the sale of spare parts and support for Taiwan’s F-16 jets and radars will begin as Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te departs for a visit to Taipei’s three diplomatic allies in the Pacific.was announced hours earlier, with stops in Hawaii and the US territory of Guam. China relations, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement. A key issue in his region and its relationship with Washington, Lai strongly dislikes and calls him a “separatist”. Taipei, under Beijing’s continued ire. Taiwan rejects China’s claims of sovereignty. Despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei, ChinaThe US is bound by law to provide Taiwan, a claimant, with the means to defend itself despite Beijing’s continued anger. war games this year, and security sources told Reuters that Beijing could do more to coincide with Lai’s visit to the Pacific. Includes stopovers in the US territories of Hawaii and Guam.