US to sell $ 1.42 billion worth of arms to Taiwan

The State Department has notified Congress of its intention to sell weapons to Taiwan. According to the Chinese ambassador to the United States, this is contrary to the spirit of the Sea-Trump agreement.

The administration has formally notified Congress of seven arms sales contracts to maintain Taiwan's necessary level of self-defense. "Seven contracts worth 1.42 billion." - said the spokesman for DS, Heather Nauert.

During a reception on Thursday at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, the diplomat said that “the decision to impose US sanctions on some of the Chinese companies, therefore, arms sales to Taiwan undermine the mutual trust that was achieved in April during a meeting between President Donald Trump and the Chinese leader. Xi Jinping.

According to information provided by Heather Nauert, Taiwan will not only purchase weapons from the United States, but also goods and technical services related to operational early warning radar, as well as systems using American supersonic air-to-ground missiles (AGM-88 HARM) for destruction devices The enemy's radar, especially air defense systems and components for the production of torpedoes and ballistic missiles.