The U.S. State Department approved a $11.15 billion arms sale to Taiwan on Thursday, the largest of its kind, as the island nation grapples with mounting threats from China.US Supports Taiwan Defense Under LawThe sale includes artillery systems, anti-tank missiles, and spare parts for helicopters and anti-ship missiles, and falls under Taiwan's $40 billion supplemental defense budget unveiled by President Lai Ching-te in November.It covers 82 HIMARS rocket artillery systems and associated equipment valued a ...

The geopolitical overlay here. Sources Have you guys ever heard about this big story. Of course.Sources say the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, is pushing President Donald Trump to oppose Taiwan independence. Now, the wording that would mark a major diplomatic win for Beijing and really comes as both sides seek this trade deal. Yeah.Our Bloomberg opinion columnist Karishma Vaswani says such a shift will be a major blow to the island and would brand Washington as an unreliable partner in the region. She joins ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is renewing a push for the US to change a decades-old phrase describing its stance on Taiwan independence: Here is your Evening Briefing. https://t.co/MjF7gfMy0Y ...

Xi renews a push for the US to change a decades-old phrase describing its stance on Taiwan independence, in what could be a major diplomatic win for China https://t.co/5dSXJ2nUR4 ...