China says it will express its displeasure over the latest U.S. arms sales
to Taiwan during talks in Beijing Tuesday with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
Kurt Campbell. Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai, who will represent China in
the talks, said Monday that the $5.85 billion sale announced last month will
harm relations between the United States and China.
Cui also criticized a bill being debated in the U.S. Senate that would
provide for new tariffs against countries that manipulate their currencies. He
said if the bill becomes law, it will spark a trade war that will be damaging
for both countries.