China urges US to abide by ‘one China principle’, stop arming Taiwan

January 11, 2024 - 9:05 AM
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China's and U.S.' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)

 China urged the United States to abide by the “one China principle” and stop arming Taiwan during two-day military talks held in Washington from Jan. 8-9, according to a Chinese defense ministry statement on Wednesday.

China also asked the U.S. to reduce military deployment and provocations in the South China Sea, it said, adding that the U.S. should strictly restrain its front-line forces and stop hyping up security issues.

— Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong