The Chinese Government is all along firmly opposed the sale or lease
          of any type of arms and equipment or transfer of production
          technology of the same to Taiwan by any country. All countries
          maintaining diplomatic relations with China should abide by the
          principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial
          integrity and non-interference in each other's internal affairs, and
          refrain from providing arms to Taiwan in any form or under any
          pretext. Failure to do so would be a breach of the norms of
          international relations and interference in China's internal
          affairs.
         
          All countries in the world, especially big powers shouldering major
          responsibilities for world peace, are obligated to strictly abide by
          the guidelines laid down by the five permanent members of the UN
          Security Council to restrict the proliferation of conventional
          weapons so as to contribute to maintaining and promoting regional
          peace and security.
         
          At a time when relations across the Taiwan Straits are easing up,
          certain powers have seen fit to renege on their undertakings under
          international agreements and to flout the Chinese Government's
          repeated strong representations by making arms sales to Taiwan,
          thereby whipping up tension between the two sides of the Straits.
          This not only constitutes a serious threat to China's security and
          an obstacle to China's peaceful reunification, but also undermines
          peace and stability in Asia and the world at large. It is only
          natural that the Chinese people should voice strong resentment
          against this conduct.