The Chinese military staunchly opposes the US State Department approving a $750 million weapons package for Taiwan on Thursday, and will take all measures necessary to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday. It is the Biden administration’s first arms sale to the island, which includes a potential sale of 40 155-millimeter M109A6 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer artillery systems, along with 1,698 precision guidance kits for munitions, training and upgrades for the previous generation of howitzers.…