Beijing on Thursday urged Washington to immediately stop arming China's Taiwan region and sending erroneous signals to separatist forces advocating for “Taiwan independence”.

Responding to a query concerning recent US plans to sell arms to Taiwan, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, urged the United States to honor its commitment of not supporting "Taiwan independence" with concrete actions.

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The military build-up of the Taiwan authorities, led by Lai Ching-te, will only lead to their own destruction, he said.