What's Holding up Washington's $14 Bn Arms Sale to Taiwan?
The package includes Patriot missiles and air-defense radars as Trump weighs whether the sale could affect trade talks with Beijing.
- President Donald Trump reportedly delayed a record $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan, balancing the island's defense needs against ongoing US-China trade tension-easing efforts.
- Trump, who last month hailed his "great friendship" with Chinese President Xi Jinping, has resisted Republican pressure and previously called potential sales a "bargaining chip" with China.
- The $14 billion package includes Patriot missiles and a 360-degree radar system for Taiwan's multi-layered T-Dome air defense network, designed to counter potential Chinese attack scenarios.
- While Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists United States policy on Taiwan remains unchanged, the island is funding these systems through a $25 billion defense spending bill passed in May.
- Wang Ting-yu, a senior lawmaker in President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive Party, said the sale signals that if Beijing attacked, Taiwan would not face "Taiwan alone.
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Why Taiwan is racing against time as it waits for US missiles and defence systems
TAIPEI, Oct 23 — Taiwan has been waiting months for US President Donald Trump to approve a US$14 billion (RM57 billion) sale of weapons and equipment, which the island democracy...
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What's holding up Washington's $14 bn arms sale to Taiwan?
Washington -- Taipei's most important security backer -- has sold many billions of dollars' worth of arms to Taiwan, most recently in December when it approved a record $11.1 billion package. China opposes American military support for Taiwan, which Beijing claims is part of its territory and has threatened to seize with force. Trump, who last month hailed his "great friendship" with Chinese President Xi Jinping, has resisted US political pressu…
Taiwan is still waiting for Washington's green light for an important US weapons program valued at $14 billion. President Donald Trump keeps this decision pending, in a context of diplomatic rapprochement with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. A situation that raises questions about the continuity of US military support to ... Read more Taiwan: Donald Trump still blocks $14 billion in weapons, Taipei is worried about his defence →
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