“Violation of the one-China principle and the three China-US joint statements”
The Chinese government criticized the United States for selling weapons to Taiwan and announced on the 7th that it would impose sanctions on five U.S. defense companies.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs website and the official Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, “The United States’ sale of weapons to Taiwan is a blatant violation of the one-China principle and the three joint statements between China and the United States, especially the joint statement of August 17, 1982. “The illegal unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Chinese companies and individuals under various false pretexts have seriously harmed China’s sovereignty and security interests, harmed peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and harmed the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and individuals.” “It infringes,” he said.
He added, “China strongly deplores this, resolutely opposes it, and expresses its solemn position to the United States.”
In addition, “China has decided to impose sanctions on five U.S. defense companies in response to the U.S. taking such serious wrong actions,” he said. “We will freeze the assets of the companies in question, including their movable and real estate, and restrict transactions and cooperation between organizations and individuals in China.” He also said, “We will ban it.”
The five U.S. defense companies identified by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs are BAE Systems Land and Armament, Alliant Techsystems Operation, AeroVironment, ViaSat, and Datalink. (Data Link).
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, “We urge the United States to adhere to the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, abide by international law and basic norms of international relations, stop providing armed support to Taiwan, and stop unlawful unilateral sanctions targeting China.” “We urge you to stop,” he said, adding, “Otherwise there will be a strong and decisive response from China.”
Source: Donga
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