Chinese defense ministry condemns U.S. for Taiwan arms sales

Ministry spokesman Huang Xueping said China had noticed a Pentagon spokesman's recent comments on U.S.-China military ties, referring to Stuart Upton's remarks on Monday that Washington's arms sales were consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act.
    Upton added "uncertainty over the motivations and direction of China's military expansion leads others to hedge," and "this could lead to a security environment less favorable to China's interests, the region's, and our own."
    "We are strongly dissatisfied and opposed to the Pentagon spokesman's remarks. The so-called 'Taiwan Relations Act' severely runs counter to the principles of the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques and the fundamental norms governing international relations," Huang said.

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