(Bloomberg) — The US is preparing new arms sales to Taiwan, which have unsettled Chinese officials to the point that President Donald Trump’s planned visit to China in April could be in jeopardy, according to the Financial Times. The purchase would be in addition to an $11 billion deal announced in December, the FT said,…
More than 100,000 international travelers were set to be affected as China on Monday (local time) conducted large-scale military drills around the island of Taiwan as a show of strength and warning to “external interference” forces. Beijing has termed this move a “stern warning” against separatist and foreign forces that do not recognize its control…
China said it would hold military maneuvers around Taiwan that would include live-fire drills, a move that comes after the US announced a major weapons package for the self-run democracy. The exercises starting Monday would include the army, navy, air force and rocket force, the Chinese military said in a statement. The exercises named “Justice…
In the fallout of the latest US-Taiwan arms deal, China acted heavily against 20 US defense-related companies and 10 senior executives. It decided to pursue countermeasures in accordance with the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in response to US announcement of large-scale arms sales to China’s Taiwan region. China imposes sanctions on 20 US companies The Chinese…
