On 30 January 2010, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei made stern representations to US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman on the announced decision by the US Administration to sell a total of nearly US$6.4 billion worth of arms to Taiwan, including BLACK HAWK helicopters, PAC-3 anti-missile system and mine hunting ships.

He Yafei pointed out that in disregard of the many stern representations made by the Chinese side, the US side has taken the wrong decision to sell arms to Taiwan. It constitutes a serious violation of the principles enshrined in the three Sino-US Joint Communiqués, especially the August 17th Communiqué, and a gross violation of China’s internal affairs. It will seriously jeopardize China’s national security and undermine China’s peaceful reunification. The Chinese side hereby expresses its strong indignation and makes its stern representations. The aforementioned arms sales to Taiwan announced by the US side will certainly damage China-US relations, exert a very negative impact on bilateral exchanges and cooperation in many important areas and lead to consequences that neither side wishes to see.

He Yafei strongly urged the United States to fully recognize the great harm of arms sales to Taiwan, take China’s solemn position seriously, immediately cancel the wrong decision, and stop selling arms to Taiwan.