A handout photograph released on January 30, 2010 shows M60A3 tanks during an exercise in Taiwan on November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Taiwan Military News Agency/HandoutBeijing Says US Arms Sale to Taiwan Harms China's National Security -- Voice of America
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister summons U.S. Ambassador in Beijing Saturday to lodge a protest.
China's foreign minister says U.S. plans to sell weapons to Taiwan harm China's national security and its reunification efforts.
In remarks reported Sunday, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Cyprus Saturday that China firmly opposes the move, which he said runs counter to the U.S. commitment to support the peaceful growth of cross-Strait relations.
A U.S. State Department spokesman (P.J. Crowley) said Saturday that U.S. policy toward Taiwan contributes to stability and security in the region.
U.S. officials announced Friday plans to sell Taiwan $6.4 billion in military equipment.
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