Taiwan says US arms sales to island are unchanged, but a $14B package remains on hold
Taiwan says it has received no notice of a policy shift and is still coordinating deliveries for 66 delayed F-16V fighters.
- On Tuesday, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said Taipei has "repeatedly received explanations from the US side that US policy toward Taiwan has not changed" following the Washington summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders.
- The United States is bound by the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act to provide defense means, though President Donald Trump previously paused a $14 billion arms package following a Beijing trip in May.
- Taiwan faces significant backlogs for 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters designed to counter the Chinese air force, with the first two units currently in Hawaii awaiting delivery flights.
- Koo declined to provide specific delivery schedules but noted that production is progressing, with "compensation measures" involved for delays as officials continue to coordinate with the United States.
- Amid Beijing's demands to end all arms sales, President Trump noted last week that Xi Jinping understands his position on Taiwan, leaving the trajectory of U.S. policy ambiguous.
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Independent EspañolThe island’s defense minister claims that U.S. arms sales continue, although a major deal is on hold. Tensions between Washington and Beijing persist over the issue, as Taiwan prepares to receive F16-V fighters, retarded by the pandemic.
Taipei, Sep 29 (EFE).- Taiwan "continues in contact" with the United States on the sale of arms and has received "reiterated explanations" from Washington that the US policy towards the island "has not changed at all", said Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Koo on Tuesday. "As regards the cases of [...] Taiwan's entry ensures that it "continues in contact" with the US on the sale of arms was first published in HolaNews.
Taiwan continues ongoing negotiations with the United States on arms supplies and has received assurances that American policy towards the island remains unchanged after the meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. This was stated by Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Ku, BTA reports. According to him, Taipei has repeatedly received confirmation from the American side that there is no change in policy towa…
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