China is firmly opposed to United States' arms sales to Taiwan, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said Thursday.
China has demonstrated its stance on the issue to the US on many occasions, said the spokeswoman at a regular press conference.
"There is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an integral part of China," Zhang said, noting that the Taiwan issue is the most important and sensitive key issue in the Sino-US relations and related to the overall development of the bilateral relations.
The Chinese side hopes that the US government strictly abides by the three Sino-US Joint Communiques, especially the one signed on August 17, 1982, said Zhang, demanding the US government stop immediately the sales of weapons to Taiwan, so as to avoid a "serious and destructive" impact on bilateral relations.
Arms sales to Taiwan by the US would not only pose a threat to the security of China, but also harm the stability of the Asia- Pacific region as a whole, Zhang said.
(People's Daily 03/02/2001)
