Taiwan's concerns on speed of arms sales will be conveyed to US, says ex-US defence secretary

Taiwan Worried About Slow Pace Of Arms Sales, Ex-US Defence Chief Says

Mark Esper, who arrived in Taipei on Monday, said he would convey Taiwan's concerns to Washington.

Taiwan’s arms sales concerns will be conveyed, ex-US defence chief says

Meetings with Taiwanese officials revealed concerns about the speed of arms sales, which he will relay to Washington, Mark Esper says.

Taiwan's concerns on speed of arms sales will be conveyed to US, says ex-US defence secretary

TAIPEI - Former U.S. defence secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday he would take back to Washington D.C. concerns expressed in Taiwan about the speed of arms sales to the island and the need to get greater access to weapons like portable missiles. Taiwan has previously talked of problems accessing some weapons it has on order, like shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles. Taiwan

Taiwan’s concerns on speed of arms sales will be conveyed to US, says ex-US defense secretary

TAIPEI -- Former U.S. defense secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday he would take back to Washington D.C. concerns expressed in Taiwan about the speed of arms sales to the island and the need to get greater access to weapons like portable missiles. Read More

Former US Defense Secretary Esper: The speed of arms sales to Taiwan is accelerating

[Epoch 2022 07/21] (Epoch Correspondent Lee Se-hyun, Taiwan, Taipei) Mark Esper (Mark Esper), former head of the US Department of Defense, led a visiting team to Taiwan. Esper said Taiwan talked to him that the process and speed of US approval of arms sales to Taiwan has accelerated. In addition, demand from countries around the world for irrelevant weapons such as spears and needles has increased dramatically, the production capacity of the US …