Pentagon: US Approves Possible $330M Military Sale to Taiwan

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of spare parts for F-16 fighter planes and other military aircraft worth up to $330 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. U.S. military sales to self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its sacred territory under its "one China" policy, is an irritant in the relations between the world's two largest economies. "This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the...

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