(Taipei Comprehensive News) The United States approved the sale of missiles and related equipment for equipment to equip F-16 fighters, with a total value of US $ 619 million (S $ 832.51 million).Mainland China stated that this move seriously destroyed Sino -US relations.
The US Department of Defense on Wednesday (March 1) announced that the State Council has approved these batch of military sales of Taiwan. The list may include 200 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and 100 AGM-88B Harm missile.
The statement of the Pentagon said that this military sales can enhance Taiwan's "capabilities to defend the airspace and regional security, and its ability to interact with the United States" without changing the basic military balance in the region.
The US State Department also said that the military sales plan is consistent with the "one China" policy in Washington.This is the first case approved by the United States this year.
China Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said on a regular press conference on Thursday (March 2) that mainland China resolutely opposed the United States to provide military reserve to Taiwan, and urged the United States to stop the factors of the Taiwan Strait.
At the same time, the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan said that on Tuesday and Wednesday, it was detected by at least 54 military aircraft disturbance platforms in mainland China, of which 40 were overwhelmed by the Southwest Air Defense identification zone of Taiwan.
According to Agence France -Presse statistics, 275 Chinese military aircraft have entered the airspace around Taiwan this year, with an increasingly increasing trend.
