US State Department approves sale of 66 F-16 fighter jets worth $8 billion to Taiwan despite China’s objections
China has already denounced the sale, one of the biggest yet by the United States to Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province, warning of unspecified"countermeasures."
The US State Department has approved a possible $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Tuesday in official notification to Congress. China has already denounced the widely discussed sale, one of the biggest yet by the United States to Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province. It has warned of unspecified "countermeasures."
"These fighters are critical to improving Taiwan's ability to defend its sovereign airspace, which is under increasing pressure from the People’s Republic of China," he said in a recent statement.
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