China has issued a sharp warning to the United States, urging Washington to immediately halt arms sales to Taiwan after the U.S. State Department approved an $11 billion weapons package for the island.

The Trump administration's announcement of plan to sell Taiwan a record $10 billion worth of weapons draws an angry response from China.

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has said he intends to bring the democratic island of Taiwan under the rule of the Communist Party of China. Mr. Xi has ordered China’s military to make itself capable of taking Taiwan by 2027, according to some American commanders and officials.

No end in sight to spat between Japan and China over Taiwan, as neither Tokyo nor Beijing shows signs of backing down.

China's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Taiwan's defence ministry said, its first transit of the sensitive waterway since formally entering service last month.

China imposed sanctions on the former top uniformed member of Japan’s military, accusing the ex-general of colluding with Taiwanese “separatist” forces.

One sign of that is India’s first commercial foundry for mature chips that is currently under construction, also in Gujarat. The $11bn project is supported by technology transfer from a Taiwanese chipmaker and has onboarded the United States chip giant Intel as a potential customer.

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