China says Taiwan inviting ‘wolves’ with US defence industry forum

China said on Thursday that Taiwan was inviting “wolves” into the home by hosting a U.S. defence industry forum next week, and that the U.S. military-industrial complex sought to export war for profit.
The United States is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s most important arms provider despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, and the subject is a frequent source of tension between Beijing and Washington.
The U.S.-Taiwan Business Council is, along with the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, hosting the Taiwan-U.S. Defense Industry Forum in Taipei on Wednesday, bringing together U.S. and Taiwan companies to discuss cooperation.
China was “extremely concerned” to learn of the forum, defence ministry spokesperson Tan Kefei told a monthly news briefing.