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Wednesday, April 09, 2014

China's DM warns U.S. against Taiwan arms sales

Oliver Hazard Perry class frigateChina's defense minister on Tuesday urged the United States to stop a bill that reaffirms commitment to Taiwan and calls for continued arms sales to the island.

"China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the U.S. House of Representatives passage of a Taiwan-related bill," Chang Wanquan told reporters after his talks with U.S. counterpart Chuck Hagel on Tuesday.

Chang's comments came after the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill that reaffirms the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act and the House's unwavering commitment to Taiwan, and calls on the Obama administration to sell Perry-class frigates to Taiwan.

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