Beijing strongly opposes latest US arms sales to Taiwan

Beijing strongly opposes United States' arms sales to Taiwan under any pretext, An Fengshan, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday.

"We resolutely oppose any form of official exchanges and military contacts between the Taiwan region and the US. Any act of relying on foreign forces for self-elevation or sabotaging the peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits is sure to reap bad consequences," he said at a news conference in Beijing.

On Tuesday, the US State Department approved the sale of military spare parts worth $330 million to Taiwan, including those for F-16 fighters, C-130 cargo planes and other aircraft, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement.