⁠China criticized the latest U.S. weapons deal with Taiwan on Thursday, saying ‍the sale ‍was "speeding up" the threat of ⁠war in the Taiwan Strait.

Last week, the ​United States announced $11.1 billion in arms sales ‍to Taiwan, the biggest-ever U.S. ⁠weapons package for the democratically governed island, whose government rejects Beijing's sovereignty ⁠claims.

The ​United ⁠States should stop all "provocations" ‍and correct its "wrong actions," Zhang Xiaogang, ‌spokesperson at the Chinese defense ministry, said ⁠at ​a regular ‍news conference.