China says US ‘playing with fire’ after latest military aid for Taiwan

The Chinese language authorities protested Sunday the most recent American bulletins of navy gross sales and help to Taiwan, warning the US that it’s “taking part in with hearth.”

U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday licensed the availability of as much as $571 million in Protection Division materials and companies and in navy training and coaching for Taiwan. Individually, the Protection Division mentioned Friday that $295 million in navy gross sales had been authorized.

A Chinese language Overseas Ministry assertion urged the U.S. to cease arming Taiwan and cease what it referred to as “harmful strikes that undermine peace and stability within the Taiwan Strait.”

Taiwan is a democratic island of 23 million people who the Chinese language authorities claims as its territory and says should come underneath its management. U.S. navy gross sales and help goal to assist Taiwan defend itself and deter China from launching an assault.

The $571 million in navy help comes on high of Biden’s authorization of $567 million for a similar functions in late September. The navy gross sales embody $265 million for about 300 tactical radio programs and $30 million for 16 gun mounts.

Taiwan’s Overseas Ministry welcomed the approval of the 2 gross sales, saying in a social media submit on X that it reaffirmed the U.S. authorities’s “dedication to our protection.”