BEIJING, China -- China has warned that the United States is heading "further down a dangerous road" by making public statements about protecting Taiwan from a mainland attack.
Beijing's sentiments were made public during a regular briefing at China's Foreign Ministry.
China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhang Qiyue
President Bush should "take back his comments," as well as cancel the planned arms sale to Taiwan, spokesperson Zhang Qiyue said.
The latest verbal criticism was triggered after Bush said that U.S. military force was an option if China acted on its threats over Taiwan. It also came on the heels of a U.S. announcement of the biggest arms package to the island for a decade.
Zhang said the recent moves by the U.S. were seen as a violation of America's one China policy and a promise made by Washington to Beijing in a communique that the U.S. would reduce arms sales to Taiwan over an unspecified period of time.
CNN Beijing Bureau Chief Rebecca MacKinnon said China's government was viewing the remarks as "a negative shift" in U.S. policy.
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