Beijing, Jan 30 (Inditop.com) China will postpone bilateral military programmes and security talks with the US in response to the latter’s plans to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said Saturday.
According to a press release of the ministry, China has decided to partially halt the exchange programmes between the militaries of the two countries, as well as the vice-ministerial consultation on strategic security, arms control and anti-proliferation, which was originally scheduled to be held soon, Xinhua reported.
China will also impose sanctions on the US companies involved in the arms sales to Taiwan, the release said.
Sources from the foreign ministry said China-US cooperation on major regional and international issues will also be affected by the issue.
The Chinese side made such decisions as the US arms sales to Taiwan had “incurred severe damage to China-US relations,” the press release by the ministry said.
The Obama administration informed the US Congress Friday of a proposal to sell up to $6.4 billion in weapons to Taiwan.
