Wednesday, August 31, 2022

White House To Ask Congress To Approve $1.1B Arms Sale To Taiwan

A soldier stands guard during Combat Readiness Week drills in Hsinchu, Taiwan, October 29, 2020. (Ann Wang/Reuters) 

Politico: Biden administration to ask Congress to approve $1.1B arms sale to Taiwan  

Fears have grown in recent years that China is positioning itself to take Taiwan by military force. 

The Biden administration plans to formally ask Congress to approve an estimated $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan that includes 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the package. 

The news comes as China continues to send warships and aircraft into the Taiwan Strait on a daily basis, just weeks after Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-governing island and condemned Beijing’s attempts to isolate and intimidate Taiwan. In response to Pelosi’s visit, Beijing launched massive, unprecedented military drills around Taiwan that involved shooting missiles over the island for the first time. 

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White House To Ask Congress To Approve $1.1B Arms Sale To Taiwan  

US Congress to weigh proposed US$1.1 billion weapons sale to Taiwan: report -- SCMP

US Readies $1.1 Billion Arms Sale of Missiles, Radar to Taiwan -- Bloomberg  

Biden plans to ask Congress to approve $1.1 bln arms sale to Taiwan- Politico -- Reuters  

Biden to ask for approval for $1.1bn arms sale to Taiwan: Report -- Al Jazeera  

Biden Preparing $1.1 Billion Arms Sale To Taiwan -- Zero Hedge

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