Taiwan says US arms sales to island are unchanged, but a $14B package remains on hold
Taipei says talks with Washington continue as analysts cite production limits and China tensions, while 66 F-16V fighters remain delayed.
- On Tuesday, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said Taipei has "repeatedly received explanations from the US side that US policy toward Taiwan has not changed" following the Washington summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders.
- The United States is bound by the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act to provide defense means, though President Donald Trump previously paused a $14 billion arms package following a Beijing trip in May.
- Taiwan faces significant backlogs for 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters designed to counter the Chinese air force, with the first two units currently in Hawaii awaiting delivery flights.
- Koo declined to provide specific delivery schedules but noted that production is progressing, with "compensation measures" involved for delays as officials continue to coordinate with the United States.
- Amid Beijing's demands to end all arms sales, President Trump noted last week that Xi Jinping understands his position on Taiwan, leaving the trajectory of U.S. policy ambiguous.
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Taiwan says U.S. arms sales to island are unchanged, but a $14B package remains on hold
Taiwan's defense minister said Tuesday that existing U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged, and that Taipei remains in talks with the U.S. over individual deals. A record $14 billion arms package to the island, however, remains stalled.
A $14 billion U.S. arms deal to Taiwan is stalled. Taipei says everything else is still on track even as China wants the sales stopped
Taiwan’s defense minister said there's been no notice of policy changes, and Taiwan is still in talks with Washington over individual deals
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Independent EspañolThe island’s defense minister claims that U.S. arms sales continue, although a major deal is on hold. Tensions between Washington and Beijing persist over the issue, as Taiwan prepares to receive F16-V fighters, retarded by the pandemic.
Taiwan says U.S. arms sales to island unchanged, but $14B package remains on hold
Taiwan's defense minister said Tuesday that existing U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged, and that Taipei remains in talks with the U.S. over individual deals. A record $14 billion arms package to the island, however, remains stalled.
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