Taiwan parliament authorises signing of stalled US$9 billion US arms deals
Taiwan
A second arms package, worth around US$14 billion, could be approved for Taiwan after US President Donald Trump visits Beijing later this month. TAIPEI: Taiwan's parliament authorised the government on Friday (Mar 13) to sign US agreements for four arms sales packages worth some US$9 billion, after officials warned that Taipei would go to the back of the queue if it missed the deadline, sending the wrong message to Washington. The back and forth on Taiwan's defence spending has provoked concern
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