The Biden administration approved a $500 million weapons sale to Taiwan.

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U.S. Approves $500M Weapons Sale to Taiwan

The Biden administration approved a $500 million weapons sale to Taiwan yesterday. The sale will include infrared search tracking systems as well as equipment used for F-16 fighter jets. US military help to Taiwan could draw criticism from China Beijing has long considered Taiwan to be one of its provinces. Now, the Chinese government has put military pressure on Taiwan to unify with China's Mainland. The US State Department for its part said in a statement that the proposed sale supports us national economic and security interests by supporting the recipients continuing effort to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability.