China: China on Thursday issued a stern warning that extensive arms sales to Taiwan by the US administration of President Donald Trump "undermine peace and stability," while vowing to take "resolute and forceful measures to safeguard its national sovereignty."

According to Anadolu Agency, this warning followed the Trump administration's announcement on Wednesday of eight new arms packages for Taiwan, with a total value exceeding $11 billion. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun, speaking at a news conference, stated that the sales package "seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqu©s, gravely infringes upon China's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, severely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, and sends a seriously wrong signal to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces."

Beijing expressed strong opposition and condemnation of the arms sales, with Guo affirming that China "will take resolute and forceful measures to safeguard its national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity." He further warned that purchasing weapons "will not save the doomed fate of 'Taiwan independence'; it will only accelerate pushing the Taiwan Straits toward heightened military danger and the risk of war."

Guo emphasized that no one should "underestimate the firm resolve and strong capability of the Chinese government and the Chinese people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," and urged Washington to "immediately stop the dangerous act of arming Taiwan."