Obama administration announces $6B arms sale package to Taiwan, likely to anger China
By APFriday, January 29, 2010
US announces $6B arms sale to Taiwan
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it plans to approve more than $6 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. The sale is sure to strain U.S.-China ties.
The sale would include helicopters, PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 missiles and material related to Taiwan’s defense communications network.
Details were posted Friday on a Pentagon Web site.
The sale is subject to a period of congressional review.
It includes 114 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 missiles and other equipment costing more than $2.8 billion; 60 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, costing $3.1 billion; and other items.
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