State Department Approves $1.3 Billion Arms Deal With Taiwan


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On June 29, the U.S. State Department approved a $1.3 billion arms sale to Taiwan. The sale features seven main items, including technical support for an early warning radar system, upgrades for several torpedo systems, and components for the SM-2 missile. Congress will review the agreement and then negotiate the specific equipment and monetary value of the transaction. State Department spokeswomen Heather Naurt has said the sale does not represent a change in the United States position on the ‘one-China’ policy.

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Missile Defense Project, "State Department Approves $1.3 Billion Arms Deal With Taiwan," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, June 30, 2017, last modified June 15, 2018, https://missilethreat.csis.org/state-department-approves-1-3-billion-arms-deal-taiwan/.