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China says US arms sale to Taiwan harms ties

BEIJING (AP) -- A planned multibillion dollar U.S. arms sale to Taiwan threatens China's national security and has cast a pall over military relations between Beijing and Washington, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.... ...full story at AP

from AP on Tue, Oct 07 2008

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07 Oct 08		Chinese FM: U.S. to blame for damage of bilateral relations » People's Daily The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday renewed its condemnation on the United States' proposed arms sale to Taiwan and said the American side should take full responsibility for the damage of ties between the two countries and their respective armed...

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