Taiwan Weighs Large US Arms Purchase as Strategic Outreach to Trump
Taiwan
Taiwan is weighing a large arms purchase from the United States as a signal to President-elect Donald Trump of its commitment to investing in its own defenses against China, the Financial Times reported Sunday. The defense package, estimated at $15 billion, would include dozens of F-35 fighter jets, 4 Advanced Hawkeyes, 10 retired warships, and 400 Patriot missiles, according to sources familiar with discussions between Taiwan and Trump’s transition team. Trump called on Taiwan this summer to
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