Why Trump's $1.42bn Taiwan arms sale could backfire with China Read moreThe distance is commonly accepted as constituting the territorial waters of a landmass. US-China honeymoon over: Washington sanctions Chinese bank and sells arms to Taiwan Read moreThe statement added that Beijing would continue to take all necessary means to defend national sovereignty and security. Trump on Thursday authorised a $1.3 billion arms sale to Taiwan, which China considers a rebel province. And two days earlier, the State Department placed China on a list of the world’s worst human trafficking offenders. Further positive signs had followed, including an agreement in May on exporting US beef and natural gas to China.

Source: The Guardian July 03, 2017 02:03 UTC