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China vows to take ‘necessary measures’ over $2bn US arms sale to Taiwan

A woman walks past a Taiwanese national flag at Maritime Plaza in Keelung, Taiwan [I-Hwa Cheng/AFP]

China has slammed the latest round of United States arms sales to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary measures” to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island it claims as its own.

The US State Department on Friday approved a $2bn arms sale package for Taiwan, including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and radar as part of its efforts to counter China’s growing military power in the Asia Pacific.

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