U.S. Approves $1 Billion in Arms Sales to Taiwan

The U.S. is aiming to bolster Taiwan’s defenses with greater than $1 billion in new weapons and army logistics amid rising tensions with China after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

The pending sale of as many as 60 Harpoon antiship missiles and 100 Sidewinder missiles for warplanes was authorized by the State Department and shared with Congress Friday, the division stated. The U.S. has additionally authorized $665 million in logistics help contracts for Taiwan’s surveillance radar, a State Department spokesman stated. The bundle is anticipated to be the biggest army sale to Taiwan throughout the Biden administration.