![]() ![]() The goals are to help Taiwan counter China and to deter Beijing from attacking, by providing Taipei enough weaponry that it would make the price of an invasion too high. Washington will send man-portable air-defence systems, or MANPADS, intelligence and surveillance capabilities, firearms and missiles, according to two US officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters ahead of the announcement. The White House said the package would include defence, education and training for the Taiwanese. ![]() ![]() Congress authorised up to $US1 billion worth of Presidential Drawdown Authority weapons aid for Taiwan, which strongly rejects Chinese sovereignty claims, in the 2023 budget.īeijing has repeatedly demanded the United States, Taiwan's most important arms supplier, halt the sale of weapons to the island. ![]()
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