U.S. State Department Approves Potential $2.2 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan

Amid a growing trade war with China, the U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced, Monday, July 8, that the State Department had approved a request by Taiwan to purchase an estimated $2.2 billion worth of military equipment. The agency added that the deal would not alter the basic military balance in the region. https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-state-department-approves-taiwans-bid-buy-military-equipment