China warns against increasing tension after US Senate approves law endorsing improved defense cooperation with Taiwan

Anadolu Agency 
Date: 03.08.2018
By: Fuat Kabakci

China on Friday opposed the U.S. law endorsing improved military and defense cooperation with Taiwan.

“We firmly stand against the U.S. having official contact in any form or maintaining military relation with Taiwan,” Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of China’s State Council, said while commenting on the U.S. law.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which endorses expansion of joint military drills, and increased military and non-military high-level contacts with Taiwan.

Taiwan issue is a concern for the China’s sovereign right and territorial integrity, Xiaoguang added.

He underlined that Taiwan is the most significant and fragile issue for the China-U.S. relations, while warning the U.S. to not increase tension in the Taiwan Strait.
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