The United States has said it will defend Taiwan if China ever attacks . China suspends military exchanges with China over $ 6.4B arms sales with Taiwan . Sale of 60 Black Hawk helicopters , 114 air defense systems , mine - hunting ships . China says it ` ` is strongly dissatisfied '' with arms sales to Taiwan by the United States . State Department says arms sales guarantee security and stability ` ` across Taiwan strait ''
China suspends military exchanges with China over $ 6.4B arms sales with Taiwan . Sale of 60 Black Hawk helicopters , 114 air defense systems , mine - hunting ships . China says it ` ` is strongly dissatisfied '' with arms sales to Taiwan by the United States . State Department says arms sales guarantee security and stability ` ` across Taiwan strait ''