"If anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will definitely not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost", Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defence, said at a press conference.
“There is only one China, and Taiwan is a sacred, inalienable part of China's territory", Defence Minister General Wei stated, noting that the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-US relations.
“US arms sales to China’s Taiwan region seriously violate the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three China-US joint communiqués, especially the August 17 Communiqué, gravely undermine China’s sovereignty and security interests and severely harm China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait”, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters on Thursday after the sale was announced.