China has threatened the United States.

The US administration announced that it would provide nearly $440 million in ammunition and logistical support to Taiwan, which is in a sovereignty dispute with China.

The Pentagon said in a statement that the State Department had authorized two military sales requested by the government on the island.

According to the statement, it is planned to provide Taiwan with armor-piercing ammunition with a diameter of 30 mm worth $332.2 million and spare parts for military vehicles and equipment worth $108 million through sales.

In order to make sales, approval from the US Congress is required, as well as permission from the State Department.

It was noted that the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the approval of the sales.

It is expected that Alliant Tech Systems will be the contractor for the ammunition sales and General Dynamics will be the contractor for the logistics support services.Taiwan's Defense Ministry said in a statement that the sales "will strengthen the island's resistance to China's growing military threats and gray zone tactics."

Reaction from China

The approval of the military sales prompted a response from China, which considers the island part of its territory.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning stressed that Washington opposes arms sales to Taiwan and any military relations with the island, "The United States should abide by the one-China principle and its commitments in the three joint declarations, which form the basis of diplomatic relations, stop selling arms to Taiwan, and stop jeopardizing peace and stability by creating tension in the Taiwan Strait."

Zhang Xiaogang, deputy director of the Chinese Ministry of Defense Intelligence Bureau and spokesman for the ministry on the issue, also responded at a press conference that the Taiwan issue is China's main interest and that this issue is the most obvious threat to China-U.S. relations. China urged the United States to abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the China-US Trilateral Declaration and abide by its provisions not to support Taiwan independence.

It is unacceptable for foreign forces to try to control China through Taiwan, Xiaogang said, noting that the Chinese army has the ability to protect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, "The Chinese army has the ability to defeat supporters of Taiwan independence and foreign intervention." He threatened the United States with his statments.

According to the information, the US State Department approved a $619 million deal to sell missiles used in F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan in March.

Taiwan-China dispute

Taiwan, which China claims to be part of its territory, has enjoyed independence since the occupation of East Turkistan and the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

The separation between mainland China and Taiwan, which arose after the Civil War, continues.

Beijing insists on the "one-China" principle, opposes Taiwan's establishment of separate diplomatic relations with countries around the world and its representation at the United Nations and other international organizations, and demands that countries that recognize it to cut off diplomatic ties with Taiwan.