US-China Spat Over Arms Sale to Taiwan Deepens
February 2, 2010![US arms sales to Taiwan have infuriated Beijing](https://static.dw.com/image/5198840_800.webp)
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Ma also called on the American companies selling arms to Taiwan to back away from the deal.
Earlier Beijing warned that it could impose sanctions against firms such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon which are involved in the deal.
The Obama administration approved the 6.4 billion dollar arms package for Taiwan last Friday.