“China will take resolute and powerful measures to firmly safeguard own sovereignty and security interests,” he said. The Pentagon announced a $1.17 billion contract for 400 of the anti-ship missiles on April 7 without naming the buyer, saying production was expected to be completed by March 2029, with the island of Taiwan latterly identified as the buyer on Monday, according to the media reports.Ĭhina is strongly dissatisfied with and resolutely opposes the US-Taiwan military exchanges and arms sales, which seriously violate the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, seriously harm China’s sovereignty and security interests, and seriously threaten peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular press conference on Tuesday in response to the reports. The island of Taiwan will reportedly buy as many as 400 land-launched anti-ship Harpoon missiles from the US, a move Chinese mainland experts said on Tuesday is akin to playing with fire, and that the missiles could be destroyed before they have the chance to launch if a conflict breaks out.Ĭiting a trade group leader and people familiar with the issue, Bloomberg reported on the potential purchase on Monday, followed by other media outlets including Reuters. Photo: screenshot of animation from PLA Eastern Theater Command A computer-generated animation released on Apshows conventional missiles and long-range rocket launchers on land, warplanes in the air and warships at sea simultaneously launching attacks from multiple directions.
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