The Trump administration initiated the sale of $11 billion worth of weapons to Taiwan – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Reuters, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that the US government is advancing the process of selling arms to the island worth $11.1 billion. The package is the largest arms deal between the US and Taiwan so far.

According to this report, the announcement of the sale of this weapons package is the second in the current term of Trump’s presidency.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense announced in a statement that this proposed package includes eight items of weapons, including missile systems.Himars“, artillery, missiles anti-armor, drones and parts related to other military equipment.

It is claimed in this statement: The United States continues to help Taiwan to maintain sufficient defense capabilities, rapidly build effective deterrence power, and take advantage of asymmetric warfare; This is the basis of regional peace and stability.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense added: This package is in the stage of informing the US Congress; A phase in which Congress has the option to halt or modify the sale if it wishes, although this issue has broad cross-party support in Taiwan.

According to a Reuters report, Taiwan, encouraged by the United States, is restructuring its armed forces to conduct “asymmetric warfare”; An approach that focuses on the use of mobile, smaller and less expensive but effective weapons such as drones It is focused.

Meanwhile, Reuters reported that the US State Department and China’s Foreign Ministry have so far not responded to requests for comment this time They have not responded.