the us is ascending to taiwan? this is indeed a large package, $1.1 billion, it has been confirmed by the state department, technically congress could push back on it, that seems unlikely because both the democrats and republicans are in favour of the continued support the united states gives to taiwan, so it includes antiship missiles, land to and missiles, support for surveillance radar system, an early morning system for incoming missiles. so altogether this is a significant improvement in taiwan? military defence system and, as you have said, it comes at this extremely tense time, we have had months and months of chinese military exercises close to taiwan things came to a head about a month ago when nancy pelosi visited the island and express her own personal
our north america correspondent peter bowes joins me now. what more do we know about what is in this deal? is in this deal? we know that this is a very is in this deal? we know that this is a very big is in this deal? we know that this is a very big package - is in this deal? we know that this is a very big package of. this is a very big package of measures. 1.1 billion dollars, it includes now to air missiles, and the major investment in taiwan s surveillance radar system, and early morning system for incoming missiles. warning. washington s assessment of taiwan s defence needs under threat posed by china. it is clear that this is a response of what has been happening over recent weeks and months. we have seen chinese military exercise close to taiwan and to some extent it came to a head about a month ago when nancy pelosi, a senior us politician, visited taiwan to express her own personal support for its independence, its democracy and
$665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures $1.1 billion so it includes anti ship missiles, it includes air to air missiles and that major investment in taiwan s surveillance radar system that s an early warning system for incoming missiles and we ve heard from the white house, saying that this reflects washington s assessment of taiwan s defence needs under threat posed by china. it s very clear this is a response that what has been happening over recent weeks and months we ve seen those chinese military exercise close to taiwan and then, to some extent, it came to a head about a month ago when nancy pelosi, a senior us politician, visited taiwan to express her own personal support for its independence, for its democracy,
a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures $1.1 billion so it includes anti ship missiles, it includes air to air missiles and that major investment in taiwan s surveillance radar system that s an early warning system for incoming missiles and we ve heard from the white house, saying that this reflects washington s assessment of taiwan s defence needs under threat posed by china. it s very clear this is a response that what has been happening over recent weeks and months we ve seen those chinese military exercise close to taiwan and then, to some extent, it came to a head about a month ago when nancy pelosi, a senior us politician, visited taiwan to express her own personal support for its independence, for its democracy, for the people of the island. she wasn t representing the biden administration she s from a separate part of us govern
defence system of taiwan. this is indeed a large package, $1.1 billion, and significant in investment in surveillance radar system, system, an early warning system for incoming missiles. it comes at this extremely tense time, we have had months and months of chinese military exercises close to taiwan things came to a head