The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday that the United States is "playing with fire" by providing millions in military aid to Taiwan and warned the move "will get the U.S. burned." Newsweek has reached out to the U.

China criticised new U.S. military aid to Taiwan on Sunday, saying the $571 million package seriously violates the "one China principle" and provisions of joint communiques between China and the U.S.

Taiwan is a democratic island of 23 million people that the Chinese government claims as its territory. EIJING — The Chinese government protested Sunday the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan,