BEIJING - China criticised new US military aid to Taiwan on Sunday (Dec 22), saying the US$571 million (S$774 million) package seriously violates the "one China principle" and provisions of joint communiques between China and the US

China will take "all necessary measures" to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, a foreign ministry spokesperson said, calling Taiwan "a red line that must not be crossed" in China-US relations, according to a statement released by the ministry.

Beijing considers democratically governed Taiwan its own territory, a claim the government in Taipei rejects.

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