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China has decided to suspend scheduled visits between the Chinese and US armed forces after Washington's announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, said Huang Xueping, Defense Ministry spokesman in a statement Saturday.

Major General Qian Lihua, who is the director of the foreign affairs office of the Ministry of National Defense, summoned the military attaché of the US embassy to China and lodged a solemn protest to the US, sources in the ministry told chinadaily.com.cn Saturday.

China will also impose sanctions on the US companies involved in the arms sales to Taiwan, according to a press release of the Foreign Ministry.