CHINA> National
![]() |
US decision to sell arms hurts trust
By Li Xiaokun and Li Xiang (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-10-08 06:53 A $6.4 billion deal to sell US arms to Taiwan has ruined years of Chinese efforts to build military trust with the Pentagon, and Washington should bear full responsibility for the consequences, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Tuesday. He made the remarks after the US government announced plans on Friday to sell a massive arms package to the island, including 30 Apache attack helicopters and 330 Patriot missiles. Describing the deal as "reckless", China said the arms sale threatens its national security and harms Sino-US relations. China has notified the US that it will not go forward with several senior-level visits and other military-to-military plans scheduled for November, Marine Major Stewart Upton, a US Defense Department spokesman, said on Monday. The MND spokesman did not comment directly on the reports, only saying the US move has "severely hampered bilateral military exchanges in various fields, including high-level communication". The US arms package has "undoubtedly vitiated the atmosphere for bilateral military relations and gravely jeopardized China's national security". He urged the US to keep the promise it made to China on the Taiwan question, cancel the arms sale immediately and cut military connections with the island to avoid damaging peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and Sino-US military relations. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made similar remarks Tuesday. In particular, he pointed out that the Taiwan Relations Act, which Upton claimed is the basis of US arms sales to Taiwan, runs counter to the three Sino-US joint communiques and basic principles that underscore international relations. According to the three documents, the US should gradually reduce arms sales to the island. The proposed arms sale is partly motivated by Washington's strategy of maintaining its leverage on cross-Straits relations, Tao Wenzhao, a senior researcher on US studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said. "Cross-Straits relations are improving, and the US doesn't want to be left out. The arms sale to the island shows that Washington still wants to maintain its influence as an outside balancer in the region," he said. Qin Tuesday also said he hoped the Nobel Peace Prize is given to the "right" person. He said the prize had in the past been given to some wrong people. "Some of the prizes went against Mr (Alfred) Nobel's initial purpose. We hope the prize is awarded to the right people." |
国产精品va无码一区二区| 伊人久久无码中文字幕| 一二三四社区在线中文视频| 亚洲精品无码高潮喷水在线| 无码国产亚洲日韩国精品视频一区二区三区| 中文字幕久精品免费视频| 色噜噜综合亚洲av中文无码| 天堂网www中文天堂在线| 久久综合一区二区无码| 无码精品人妻一区二区三区漫画 | 人妻丰满熟妇aⅴ无码| 久久久久亚洲?V成人无码| 亚洲不卡中文字幕无码| 无码人妻少妇久久中文字幕 | 人妻少妇无码视频在线| 最新国产AV无码专区亚洲| 中文字幕一区一区三区| 色噜噜亚洲精品中文字幕| a最新无码国产在线视频| 亚洲一区精品无码| 熟妇人妻中文a∨无码| 最近中文字幕2019高清免费| 无码精品A∨在线观看中文| 人妻无码久久精品| 内射无码午夜多人| 无码人妻丰满熟妇啪啪| 毛片一区二区三区无码| 大学生无码视频在线观看| 精品无码日韩一区二区三区不卡| 无码一区二区三区在线观看 | 亚洲AV无码专区国产乱码电影| 日韩中文字幕在线不卡| 亚洲一区日韩高清中文字幕亚洲| 中文字幕夜色资源网站| 日韩欧美成人免费中文字幕| 一二三四在线播放免费观看中文版视频 | 亚洲成?v人片天堂网无码| 国产免费无码AV片在线观看不卡| 亚洲av中文无码乱人伦在线播放| 久久无码AV中文出轨人妻| 日韩精品无码一区二区三区四区|