US approves first military sale to Taiwan since Trump’s return

TAIPEI: The United States has approved $330 million-worth of parts and equipment in its first military sale to Taiwan since US President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the island’s foreign ministry said Friday. While the United States does not recognize Taiwan’s claim to statehood, Washington is Taipei’s biggest arms supplier and a key deterrent to China potentially launching an attack on the democratic island. Beijing claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to bring it under its control.

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