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20.12.25 - 04:03
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China Says Region Closer To War Due To US Record Taiwan Arms Package (ZeroHedge)
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China Says Region Closer To War Due To US Record Taiwan Arms Package
China on Friday heaped more condemnation on Washington's approving a record-setting $11.1 billion weapons package for Taiwan this week, warning that the deal risks turning the island into a "powder keg" and plunging the region into "military confrontation and war."
A significant amount of medium to long-range missile systems are part of the planned transfer, including 82 HIMARS launchers with Army ATACMS missiles, allowing Taipei forces to hit targets across the Taiwan Strait. This aspect has further infuriated China.
Beijing in the fresh comments accused Taiwan's leadership of "seeking independence through force" and charged that the United States is using the island to "contain China".
"The 'Taiwan independence' forces on the island seek independence through force and resist reunification through force, squandering the hard-earned money of the people to purchase weapons a...
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