中国仍然对美国对台军售问题感到气愤，尽管美国一位海军上将发表了讲话。美国太平洋舰队司令威拉德星期二说，美国上星期宣布的对台军售协议并不能改 变台湾海峡的力量平衡。他说，尽管这份总额为58.5亿美元的协议将用来升级台湾的F-16战机， 但中国仍然保持了军事优势。这一讲话并没有让中国外交部满意。外交部发言人洪磊星期三在北京的例行新闻发布会上谴责华盛顿干涉中国内政，并再次要求华盛顿 停止对台军售。
China is still angry over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan despite the remarks of an American admiral.Admiral Robert Willard, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, said Tuesday that an arms package announced last week will not shift the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait. He said China will still have a military advantage despite the $5.85 billion deal to upgrade Taiwan's fleet of F-16 fighter jets.That did not satisfy Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei.At a regular briefing in Beijing Wednesday, he accused Washington of meddling in Chinese internal affairs and repeated demands for Washington to stop all arms sales to Taiwan.