US approves selling Taiwan munitions worth $619 million

US approves selling Taiwan munitions worth $619 million

The U.S. has approved more arms sales to Taiwan, including $619 million worth of munitions for F-16 fighter jets, in a decision likely to be yet another point of friction between the U.S. and China, which claims the island as its own territory, reports UNB. The State Department said in a statement Wednesday night it had approved sales of missiles to be used with the F-16s as well as equipment...

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