China warns Taiwan over US arms deal | 12/17/2015 12:00:00 AM BEII!": China #old Taiwan on $ednesda% no# #o &eo'ardise (rosss#rai# rela#ions a)#er a re'or# #ha# $a shin*#on 'lanned #o sell warshi's and an#i+#an, #o #he island- Bei&in* said i# .)irml% o''osed. all )orei*n arms sales #o i#s nei*hor whi(h i# re*ards as 'ar# o) i#s #erri#or% awai#in* reni)i(a#ion % )or(e i) ne(essar%- Tai'ei said #he 'lanned arms sales (overed .de)ensive wea'ons. and wold no# #hrea#en #he mainland- In a &oin# s#a#emen# #he Chinese Commnis# ar#%.s Taiwan A))airs 3) )i(e and #he S#a#e Con(il or (aine# said Bei&in* .)irml% o''oses sales o) wea'ons mili#ar% hardware or #e(hnolo*% #o Taiwan % an% (on#r% in an% )orm or nder an % 're#e4#.- .$e ho'e Taiwan (herishes #he hard+earned *ood si#a#ion )or #he 'ea(e)l develo'men# o) ila#eral rela#ions and do more #o hel' im'rove and develo' #ies e#ween #he #wo sides. #he s#a#emen# added- Ta iwan.s de)en(e minis#r% s'o,esman avid 6o said Bei&in* had no#hin* #o worr% ao#- .$e .ve no#i(ed #he rea(#ions )rom mainland a#hori#ies re*ardin* #he 'lanned arms sales. he said- .I# was nne(essar% as #he% are all de)ensive wea'o ns whi(h are aimed )or in(reasin* or sel)+ de)en(e (a'aili#ies and hel'in* main#ain 'ea( e in #he Tai wan S#rai# and won.# #hrea#en #he mainland- 6o added: .!or have we #he in#en#ion o) en*a*in* in an arms ra(e wi#h #he mainland-. 6o de(lined #o (on)irm #he arms sales # said #he Ta iwanese mili#ar% has .'resen#ed sho'' in* lis#s. #o #he US in(ldin* #wo err%+(lass )ri*a#es .whi(h have een dis(ssed % #he US Con*ress. China.s )orei*n minis#r% warned #he US on Tesda% #ha# arms sales #o Ta iwan wold dama*e Sino+US rela#ions- .China s#ron*l% r*es #he US side #o seriosl% realise #he hi*h sensi#ivi#% and severe ha rm)lness o) arms sales #o Taiwan live ' #o i#s (ommi#men#s and s#o' arms sales #o Ta iwan. said )orei*n minis#r% s'o,esman on* 6ei a# a rie)in*- 8ela#ions e#ween Bei&in* and Tai'ei have warmed nder (rren# Taiwanese 'residen# Ma 9in*+ &eo o) #he omin#an* 'ar#%- B# China s#ill sees T aiwan as a rea,awa% #erri#or% and re)s es #o renon(e #he se o) )or(e shold i# de(lare )ormal inde'enden(e- China and Taiwan s'li# a# #he end o) a (ivil war in 1;<;-