Washington playing with fire by using 'Taiwan card'

The United States approved the sale of $8 billion worth of F-16V fighter jets and other military equipment to Taiwan last week, with the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency issuing a statement claiming the multibillion-dollar arms sale would serve the interests of the US and help Taiwan maintain "credible defense".

This is another mass sale of advanced weapons by the US to the island since 1992 when the George H.W. Bush administration sold 150 F-16A/B fighter jets to Taiwan.

The latest weapons sale to the island comes at a time when the US is readjusting its foreign policy toward China, and the two major powers are locked in conflicts over several issues. The US has been violating the one-China policy it agreed to and the international community has been following for decades, and blatantly meddling in China's internal affairs, which have further deteriorated Sino-US ties.