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Beijing warns of curbs on firms in US-Taiwan deal
China summoned the US charge d’affaires in Beijing to protest against the US administration’s authorization of 1.83 billion dollar arms sales to Taiwan and said it would impose sanctions on the firms involved, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported
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“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. China strongly opposes the US arms sale to Taiwan,” Xinhua quoted Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang, who summoned US charge Kaye Lee, as saying. Xinhua said Zheng described the US sales authorization announced Thursday as going against international law and basic norms of international relations and said they “severely” harmed China’s sovereignty and security. “To safeguard our national interests, China has decided to take necessary measures, including imposing sanctions against the companies involved in the arms sale,” Zheng said.
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