Taiwan says it’s determined to defend itself against China’s “military expansion” after the Biden administration approved another round of arms sales to the island to bolster its missile deterrent.
The State Department notified Congress of a $95 million equipment and maintenance package for Taiwan’s Patriot surface-to-air missile systems on April 5, according to a press released issued by the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said it welcomed the Biden administration’s third foreign military sale to Taiwan. It was the second such deal to be green-lighted this year, after the DSCA notified Congress in February of a $100 million Patriot package for the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Washington.
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