* Taiwan faces military threats on a daily basis from “authoritarian forces,” President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, as the United States announced a new $280 million arms sale package to the Chinese-claimed island, the sixth this year.
* The outgoing Trump administration has ramped up support for the democratic island, with 11 arms sale packages in total.
* Such sales have riled China, adding to the existing tension between Beijing and Washington, with China placing sanctions on U.S. companies involved and stepping up its military activities near Taiwan, including regular air force missions.
Taiwan faces military threats on a daily basis from “authoritarian forces,” President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, as the United States announced a new $280 million arms sale package to the Chinese-claimed island, the sixth this year.
The outgoing Trump administration has ramped up support for the democratic island, with 11 arms sale packages in total, and on Monday the U.S. government notified Congress of the sale of a new Field Information Communications System.
Such sales have riled China, adding to the existing tension between Beijing and Washington, with China placing sanctions on U.S. companies involved and stepping up its military activities near Taiwan, including regular air force missions.
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WNU Editor: China has already responded to this new arms sale .... US plans latest arms sale to Taiwan, 'PLA will be ready' (Global Times). More here .... China condemns new US Hong Kong sanctions, Taiwan arms sale (AP).
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