Arms sales to Taiwan to harm Sino-US ties - Hong Kong article.

Text of article by Lu Li headlined "Arms sales to Taiwan bring nothing but harm" published by Hong Kong-based newspaper Ta Kung Pao website on 27 September; subheadings as carried

The US's arms sales to Taiwan in the recent years have greatly exceeded those in the early days of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, and showed no sign of reduction. The new round of arms sales to Taiwan downgrades the US's political credit. Arms sales to Taiwan, which can only bring danger to the situation rather than guarantee peace and security across the Taiwan Straits, will inevitably bring nothing but harm to Sino-US relations, and bilateral exchanges and cooperation in military affairs and security.

The US's arms sales to Taiwan in the recent years are much more extensive than in the early days of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. There are no indications that the United States will reduce arms sales to Taiwan. The new round of arms sales to Taiwan downgrades the US's political credit. According to the "August 17" Communique requiring the United States to stop arms sales to Taiwan, the US Government declares that it does not seek to carry out a long-term policy of arms sales to Taiwan, that its arms sales to Taiwan will not exceed, …