US arms sale to Taiwan condemned

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China strongly condemns and firmly opposes the United States' newly approved arms sale to Taiwan, a defense spokesman said on Thursday.

Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks during a news conference in Beijing, noting that China has lodged solemn representations to the US.

The US Department of Defense recently approved arms sales worth nearly $2 billion for Taiwan, including a surface-to-air missile system and a radar system.