US approves $2.2 billion arms sale to Taiwan amid tensions with China
Tehran (KNA) - The US has approved sale of $2.2 billion worth of arms to Taiwan, including 108 M1A2T Abrams tanks, in the wake of Washington- Beijing trade tensions.
The sale serves "US national, economic, and security interests by supporting" Taiwan's "continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability," said the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency Monday.
The agency further described Taiwan as "an important force for political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region."
Source: PressTV