‘UNSTOPPABLE’? After the Chinese ambassador to the US made Beijing’s position on US arms sales to Taiwan clear, US officials weighed in on the matter

Taipei Times
Date: Apr 07, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA, Washington

The US has reiterated its commitment to make arms sales to Taiwan in response to comments by China’s ambassador to the US that the “reunification” of Taiwan with China is “unstoppable.”

In an interview with the China Global Television Network on Thursday, Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai (崔天凱) said “nobody can stop China’s reunification,” and that China would achieve “reunification” through whatever means necessary.

To this end, China is “firmly against anymore arms sales from the United States to Taiwan,” and is monitoring the relationship between Taiwan and the US very carefully, he said.

A US Department of State spokesperson said in an e-mail to reporters that the US would continue to assess Taiwan’s defense needs and sell weapons to the country accordingly, as stipulated by the Taiwan Relations Act that governs the bilateral relationship.
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