Arms sales to Taiwan damage US-China ties: Chen

Arms sales to Taiwan damage US-China ties: Chen
Washington (AFP) May 18, 2011 - A top Chinese general said Wednesday that further US arms sales to Taiwan could damage fledgling military ties between Washington and Beijing, and that it amounted to American meddling. When asked by a reporter if US weapons sales to Taiwan would affect defense relations between the two economic powers, China's Chief of General Staff Chen Bingde said: "My answer is affirmative. It will." ... more