China has urged the United States to "stop arming Taiwan... and supporting Taiwan independence forces". Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian made the comments after Taiwan's defence ministry said it had received dozens of advanced Abrams battle tanks from Washington.
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00:00China firmly opposes the US-Taiwan military contact, and the US position on Taiwan's sale of weapons has always been clear.
00:08We urge the US to abide by a China principle and the three joint communiques with China and the United States,
00:13especially the regulation of the 817 communique, to stop arming Taiwan, to stop indulging and supporting the Taiwan independence movement.
00:22The Taiwan authorities are doomed to fail in their plans to poison Taiwan.
00:31China will firmly defend the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of the country.