Major Taiwanese newspaper China Times recently reported that Mainland China is dissatisfied with the United States’ continued arms sales to Taiwan. China just announced that it has suspended negotiations with the United States on nuclear non-proliferation and on arms control issues.
The United States and China held arms control and non-proliferation talks in Washington last year. As of last week, however, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated at a press conference that the United States “has ignored China’s firm opposition by continuing arms sales to Taiwan. This has seriously damaged China’s core interests, undermined political mutual trust between the two sides, and seriously undermined the political atmosphere for the two sides to continue arms control talks.”
The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it pays close attention to the exchanges and dialogues between the United States and China. The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had no comment on the recent statement from Beijing.
Source: China Times, July 18, 2024
https://www.chinatimes.com/cn/realtimenews/20240718002264-260407?chdtv