Taiwan is on high alert after China deployed over 100 naval ships, coast guard cutters and other specialised vessels like research ships and survey vessels in regional waters spanning from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea and the Western Pacific.
The development has raised eyebrows as it came after U.S. President Trump met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing this month.
Trump’s suggestion that U.S Arms Sale To Taiwan could be used as a bargaining card with China has raised tensions in Taiwan, which Beijing claims to be a part of its territory and has even threatened to seize it by force.
Taiwan, meanwhile, depends on US support to deter any potential Chinese attack.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in a recent news conference that Beijing’s “position of resolute opposition to US arms sales to China’s Taiwan region is consistent, clear and firm.”
Trump talked about “the Taiwan problem” when asked if he would speak to Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te about arms sales.
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