Beijing Threatens Consequences After Trump Approves F-16 Sale

The Chinese government says it will respond after President Donald Trump approved the sale of 66 advanced F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, reports the South China Morning Post. On Sunday, Trump told reporters that he had approved the deal, but the Senate would still need to ratify it. On Monday, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the US$8 billion deal for 66 F-16Vs was a serious violation of the one-China principle. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the...