Taipei, Dec 18, 2025 (AFP) - US approves $11 billion in arms sales to Taiwan: Taipei

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The United States approved $11 billion-worth of arms to Taiwan, Taipei said Thursday, announcing one of the largest weapons packages for the island and prompting an angry backlash from China. While Washington is traditionally Taiwan's biggest arms supplier, remarks by US President Donald Trump raised doubts about his willingness to defend the democratic island. Taiwan has ramped up its defence spending in the past decade as China has intensified......

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