China's position of firmly opposing the U.S. arms sales to China's Taiwan region is consistent and clear, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
Guo made the statement in response to a media query about America's arms sales to Taiwan.
"China's firm opposition to the U.S. arms sales to China's Taiwan region is consistent and clear. The United States should earnestly adhere to the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, particularly the August 17 Communique, cease arms sales to Taiwan, and take concrete actions to maintain the stable development of China-U.S. relations as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," he said.
China's position of opposing US arms sales to Taiwan is consistent, clear: spokesperson
Military targets in Iran's Kharg Island have been "totally obliterated" in the latest U.S. bombing raids, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday on Truth Social.
"Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran's crown jewel, Kharg Island," the president wrote in the post.
He added that he had "chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island."
"However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision," Trump wrote.
A spokesman from the Iranian Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned on Saturday local time that the "smallest attack on the energy infrastructure and ports" will trigger a "crushing and devastating response".
"In the event of such aggression, all oil and gas infrastructure in the region in which the U.S. and its Western allies are stakeholders will be set on fire and destroyed," he said.
Located about 24 kilometers off the coast of Iran in the Gulf, Kharg Island serves as the export terminal for 90 percent of Iran's oil shipments.
U.S. carries out bombing raids on military targets in Iran's Kharg Island: Trump
U.S. carries out bombing raids on military targets in Iran's Kharg Island: Trump
