… and China again complains that the US and Taiwan are aggressors who are trying to destroy it. They are broken records about that kind of thing by now. They always blame other countries when their own aggression causes problems.
sakujor on
Have they shipped the last batch yet?
myusrnameisthis on
I thought tarrifs are bringing in trillions. Why bother with these small insignificant deals?
Mike-SBA on
Did Trump get Xi’s permission ? Does he understand politics in Asia ?
bareboneschicken on
The eight arms sales agreements announced Wednesday cover 82
high-mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS, and 420 Army Tactical
Missile Systems, or ATACMS — similar to what the U.S. had been
providing Ukraine during the Biden administration to defend itself from
Russia — worth more than $4 billion. They also include 60 self-propelled
howitzer systems and related equipment worth more than $4 billion and
drones valued at more than $1 billion.
Other sales in the package include military software valued at more
than $1 billion, Javelin and TOW missiles worth more than $700 million,
helicopter spare parts worth $96 million and refurbishment kits for
Harpoon missiles worth $91 million.
tanaka-taro on
Looks like Christmas came early
LayneLowe on
Taiwan is all about the chips. What was it that happened this week about sales to China and would this be a tit for tat?
Spaghett_Enjoyer on
And then tomorrow, Trump hails the PRC as the greatest ally and sanctions Taiwan. Or something idk, he’s crazy.
Triskellot on
Wonder if the US would continue selling arms to Taiwan once China attacks. Taiwan got less of a chance than Ukraine to win against a state with nuclear weapons.
Not saying one should yield to a state with nuclear weapons, on the contrary, but this seems to be the plan in the West. Don’t deliver a blow to such states.
PapaOscar90 on
Only 10?
greenman0003 on
Does anyone really believe anything this administration says anymore?
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… and China again complains that the US and Taiwan are aggressors who are trying to destroy it. They are broken records about that kind of thing by now. They always blame other countries when their own aggression causes problems.
Have they shipped the last batch yet?
I thought tarrifs are bringing in trillions. Why bother with these small insignificant deals?
Did Trump get Xi’s permission ? Does he understand politics in Asia ?
The eight arms sales agreements announced Wednesday cover 82
high-mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS, and 420 Army Tactical
Missile Systems, or ATACMS — similar to what the U.S. had been
providing Ukraine during the Biden administration to defend itself from
Russia — worth more than $4 billion. They also include 60 self-propelled
howitzer systems and related equipment worth more than $4 billion and
drones valued at more than $1 billion.
Other sales in the package include military software valued at more
than $1 billion, Javelin and TOW missiles worth more than $700 million,
helicopter spare parts worth $96 million and refurbishment kits for
Harpoon missiles worth $91 million.
Looks like Christmas came early
Taiwan is all about the chips. What was it that happened this week about sales to China and would this be a tit for tat?
And then tomorrow, Trump hails the PRC as the greatest ally and sanctions Taiwan. Or something idk, he’s crazy.
Wonder if the US would continue selling arms to Taiwan once China attacks. Taiwan got less of a chance than Ukraine to win against a state with nuclear weapons.
Not saying one should yield to a state with nuclear weapons, on the contrary, but this seems to be the plan in the West. Don’t deliver a blow to such states.
Only 10?
Does anyone really believe anything this administration says anymore?