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US approves arms sales to Taiwan amid tensions with China
Hong Kong activists and supporters in Taiwan hold a protest commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 2014 umbrella movement and the fifth anniversary of the anti-extradition law amendment bill movement in Taipei, Taiwan, June 9, 2024

THE United States has approved the possible sale of drones and missiles to Taiwan amid tensions with China, the Pentagon said today.

The sale, worth some $360 million (£283m), “will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region,” the Pentagon said.

It includes anti-personnel and anti-armour loitering munitions and related equipment and drones, the agency added.

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