Taiwan will also spend some $355 million to buy 60 Harpoon Block II missiles which can track and sink incoming vessels if China launches an assault by water
* A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in DC threatened 'counter measures' if the proposed $1.1 billion arms deal between the US and Taiwan went through
* Spokesman Liu Pengyu said that with the deal the US is jeopardizing relations with China and peace in Taiwan
* The deal includes $355 million worth of anti-ship Harpoon Block II missiles and $85.6 million worth of air-to-air 100 Sidewinder missiles
* The State Department says that the deal is 'essential for Taiwan's security'
The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island's defenses as tensions soar with Beijing, which warned Washington of 'counter-measures' if the deal was not stopped.
China, calling Taiwan an 'inalienable' part of its territory, said the United States to should 'immediately revoke' the arms sales.
'It sends wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and severely jeopardizes China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,' said Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington.
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WNU editor: This is what China is upset about .... US State Department backs $1.6 billion sale of weapons, including Sidewinder and Harpoon missiles, to Taiwan (ABC News Australia).
Update: Taiwan may be buying a lot of US weapons, but there are delivery problems .... Taiwan is buying US weapons, but Washington isn’t delivering them (Defense News).