{"id":18980,"date":"2024-12-23T09:23:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T09:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/?p=18980"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T09:23:24","slug":"us-is-playing-with-fire-china-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/news\/18980\/","title":{"rendered":"US is playing with fire, China warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>International Desk:<\/strong> China has strongly protested the US announcement of more arms supplies and military assistance to Taiwan. Beijing on Sunday (December 22) called the US move \u201cplaying with fire.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Al Jazeera, US President Joe Biden approved up to $571 million in military equipment and training for the self-ruled Taiwan on Saturday. In addition, the Department of Defense said on Friday that $295 million in military equipment sales had been approved. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, naturally did not like this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">China\u2019s Foreign Ministry warned on Sunday that supporting and supplying arms to Taiwan is like \u201cplaying with fire,\u201d which could bring serious consequences for the US.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chinese Foreign Ministry\u2019s statement called on the US to stop supplying arms to Taiwan and stop \u201cdangerous actions\u201d that undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, last September, the United States provided Taiwan with $567 million in aid. Then Biden approved another $571 million in aid. The United States says that it is providing this assistance to enhance Taiwan&#8217;s self-defense capabilities and counter threats from China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taiwan welcomed the US assistance. Taiwan&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said on the social media handle X that it reaffirmed the US government&#8217;s commitment to Taiwan&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, newly elected US President Donald Trump said that if China attacks Taiwan during his term, he cannot promise to protect Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also said that Taiwan should pay the US to get protection against China.\u00a0 Currently, Taiwan spends about 2.5 percent of its GDP on defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Desk: China has strongly protested the US announcement of more arms supplies and military assistance to Taiwan. Beijing on Sunday (December 22) called the US move \u201cplaying with fire.\u201d. According to Al Jazeera, US President Joe Biden approved up to $571 million in military equipment and training for the self-ruled Taiwan on Saturday. 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