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China urges US to cancel arms sales to Taiwan
By Jon Grevatt
19 September 2007
China has called on the US to immediately cancel plans to sell P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft and SM-2 missiles to Taiwan.
According to the Chinese government's official news agency, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on 16 September that China "firmly opposes the US arms sales to Taiwan - our position is consistent and clear".
The spokeswoman said the sales would "seriously violate" the US' commitments to China made under previous agreements between Beijing and Washington, and that the deals would constitute "wanton interference" in China's internal affairs.