The Trump administration informed Congress it plans to sell F-16 fighters worth $8 billion to Taiwan. China fiercely opposes all arms sales to Taiwan.
The Trump administration has informed Congress it plans to sell F-16 fighters worth $8 billion to Taiwan in a move that will inflame already high tensions with China.
The State Department, which would ultimately authorize the sale, declined to comment, but members of Congress from both parties welcomed the proposal.The chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Reps. Eliot L. Engel and Michael McCaul , said in a joint statement that it “sends a strong message about the U.S.
Just this week, America’s top representative in Taiwan said Washington expects the island to continue increasing its defense spending as Chinese security threats to the U.S. ally continue to grow. W. Brent Christensen said the U.S. had “not only observed Taiwan’s enthusiasm to pursue necessary platforms to ensure its self-defense, but also its evolving tenacity to develop its own indigenous defense industry.
Despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, U.S. law requires Washington to ensure Taiwan has the means to defend itself.
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