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China blasted an annual US defence spending bill for hyping up the China threat» while Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule.
China deplores and firmly opposes this US move, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted online Saturday, calling the new law a serious political provocation that blatantly interferes in China’s internal affairs.
President Joe Biden signed the USD 858 billion defense bill into law in Washington on Friday.
