US recently approved $11bn arms package for Taiwan, which condemned 'provocative' Chinese military drills.
US recently approved $11bn arms package for Taiwan, which condemned ‘provocative’ Chinese military drills.
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The United States has called on China to exercise “restraint” and avoid actions that raise tensions following a series of war games around Taiwan simulating a blockade of the island.
The US Department of State said in a statement on Thursday that China’s bellicose language and military drills, which prompted sharp condemnation from Taipei, were a source of unnecessary strain.
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The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.
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Huge US arms package for Taiwan includes HIMARS rocket systems, howitzer artillery, antitank missiles, and drones.
Package includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, and has drawn an angry response from China
