
In its announcement, the State Department said the Volcano sale "serves U.S. While Washington has only unofficial ties with Taiwan in deference to Beijing, those include robust defense exchanges and military sales.

resolutely defends national sovereignty and territorial integrity," Tan said. Tan Kefei said at a monthly briefing Thursday. The PLA (People's Liberation Army) would continue to launch such missions until Taiwan's pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party ceases "constantly provoking confrontation and enmity between the two sides," Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Col.

Beijing views visit from foreign governments to the island as a de facto recognition of Taiwan as independent and a challenge to China’s claim of sovereignty. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. China also conducted large-scale live-fire military exercises in August in response to U.S.
