China warns US over supplying arms to Taiwan: 'Playing with fire'

Taipei: Following the White House announcement of arms sales and assistance to Taiwan, China’s foreign ministry said that the “Taiwan issue” is the core of China’s interests and the “first red line that cannot be crossed in China-US relations,” Taiwan News reported. Further, the ministry also accused the US of “playing with fire.”

A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the latest US arms package to Taiwan, stating that it “seriously violates the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, especially the ‘August 17’ communique, seriously infringes on China’s sovereignty and security interests, and seriously violates the US leaders’ commitment not to support ‘Taiwan independence.”

The spokesperson claimed that Washington’s actions sent a “seriously wrong signal to the ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces.” Highlighting the severe consequences, the ministry said Washington’s use of force to support Taiwan’s independence “will only backfire, and its ‘using Taiwan to contain China’ is doomed to fail.” Beijing called on the US to immediately stop arms shipments to Taiwan “stop its dangerous actions that undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.” The ministry emphasised that China would take all necessary measures to protect its national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, as per Taiwan News. (ANI)

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