Sputnik News
Date: 05.11.2020
By: Muhammad Osman

On Tuesday, the US State Department approved the potential sale of four MQ-9B Reaper drones and associated hardware to Taiwan, passing the deal on to Congress for approval. The proposed $600 million deal is just the latest in billions of dollars in weapons supplied to Taipei by the administration of US President Donald Trump.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday warned that Beijing would make a “proper and necessary response” if Washington completes its most recent sale of weapons to Taiwan, approved by the US State Department on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.

Wang stated that the proposed $600 million deal with the island nation “brutally interferes in China’s internal affairs and seriously undermines China’s sovereignty and security interests.”

The Beijing spokesperson told reporters that China’s response would come “according to the development of the situation”.    [FULL  STORY]