"The eight arms sales agreements announced Wednesday cover 82 high-mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS, and 420 Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS - similar to what the U.S. had been providing Ukraine during the Biden administration to defend itself from Russia - worth more than $4 billion. They also include 60 self-propelled howitzer systems and related equipment worth more than $4 billion and drones valued at more than $1 billion."
"The State Department announced the sales late Wednesday during a nationally televised address by President Donald Trump, who made scant mention of foreign policy issues and did not speak about China or Taiwan at all. U.S.-Chinese tensions have ebbed and flowed during Trump's second term, largely over trade and tariffs but also over China's increasing aggressiveness toward Taiwan, which Beijing has said must reunify with the mainland."
The United States announced an $11.15 billion package of arms sales to Taiwan, including HIMARS, ATACMS, self-propelled howitzers, drones, missiles, and military software. The eight agreements cover 82 HIMARS, 420 ATACMS, 60 self-propelled howitzers, drones valued over $1 billion, and additional items such as Javelin and TOW missiles, helicopter parts, and Harpoon refurbishment kits. If Congress approves, it would be the largest U.S. weapons package to Taiwan, exceeding prior totals. The State Department said the sales support U.S. national, economic, and security interests and Taiwan’s defensive modernization. China responded angrily amid ongoing U.S.-China tensions over trade and Taiwan.
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