(Photo: Geng Shuang)

China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lodged solemn representations against US arms sales to Taiwan, a spokesperson said at a press conference Tuesday.

The $330 million contract would see the US ship spare parts for several aircraft, including the F-16 fighter and the C-130 cargo plane, the US State Department said in a statement on Monday.

By selling arms to Taiwan, the US severely violates international law, basic norms governing international relations and the three China-US joint communiqués, and jeopardizes China's sovereignty and security interests. The Chinese side firmly opposes that and has lodged solemn representations with the US, said Geng Shuang, Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

"We strongly urge the US side to honor its solemn commitments in the three China-US joint communiqués, cancel its arms sales plan, and stop its military contact with Taiwan, so as not to cause further damage to China-US relations, cross-Straits stability and peace, and bilateral cooperation in major areas," Geng added.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Chinese military said Tuesday that it was strongly dissatisfied with and resolutely opposed to planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, Xinhua reported.

"The Chinese military lodges solemn representations to the US side over the move," said Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense.

Ren's comment came after the US government informed congress of its decision to sell weapons worth about $330 million to Taiwan on Tuesday.

"Taiwan is a part of China and the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-US relationship," Ren said.

"The US move has severely violated the one-China principle and regulations of three Sino-US Joint Communiques, interfered with China's domestic affairs and harmed China's sovereignty and security interests, and seriously damaged China-US ties, relations between the two militaries, as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

"The Chinese military's determination and will to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity is steadfast and unshakable.

"We strongly urge the US side to abide by the one-China principle and the regulations of the three Sino-US Joint Communiques, immediately revoke arms sales to Taiwan, and stop military contact with Taiwan including arms sales, so as not to further damage the China-US ties, relations between the two militaries, as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait."