Micaela Burrow Daily Caller News Foundation The Biden administration approved a $500 million sale of equipment to boost F-16 fighter jet search and tracking capabilities to Taiwan as China mounts objections to successive American arms transfers, the State Department said Wednesday. The proposed sale would enhance Taiwan’s ability to “meet current and future threats” and…
Although the deal is modest in comparison to previous weapons sales, the move is likely to draw fierce criticism from Beijing, which regards self-governing Taiwan as a renegade province and refuses to rule out the use of force to reunify it with the mainland.
The Biden administration has approved a $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as it ramps up military assistance to the island despite fervent objections from China. The State Department said Wednesday it had signed off on the sale of infrared search tracking systems along with related equipment for advanced F-16 fighter jets. The sale includes the infrared systems as well as test support and equipment, computer software and spare parts, it said.
WASHINGTON The Biden administration has approved a $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as it ramps up military assistance to the island despite fervent objections from China.