With the pattern of competition and confrontation between the US and China persisting under US President Joe Biden, Taiwan naturally continues to lean toward Washington for its security. Weapons purchases from the US are one of the means by which Taiwan seeks to achieve its security goals.
Since February, the Biden administration has approved the sale of equipment to maintain Taiwan’s Patriot missile defense system, spare parts for the navy’s warships and logistical support, and components for the army’s armored vehicles.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth jet is the weapons platform that Taiwan’s military most wants to get its hands on, but