{"id":2522559,"date":"2025-12-18T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-announces-largest-weapons-sale-to-taiwan-in-its-history\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T07:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:02:29","slug":"us-announces-largest-weapons-sale-to-taiwan-in-its-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-announces-largest-weapons-sale-to-taiwan-in-its-history\/","title":{"rendered":"US announces largest weapons sale to Taiwan in its history"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-announces-largest-weapons-sale-to-taiwan-in-its-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2522559&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. State Department has approved the largest-ever weapons sale to Taiwan, totaling over $11 billion. The sale was announced during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-lies-about-vaccines-spark-criticism-rebuttal-by-ap-fact-check\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s lies about vaccines spark criticism, rebuttal by AP Fact-Check\">prime-time address<\/a> by President Donald Trump and includes various military equipment such as drones (Altius Autonomous Air Vehicles),helicopter repair parts,Javelin missiles,howitzers,and tactical mission network software. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), which acts as Taiwan&#8217;s de facto embassy in the U.S.,will receive the weapons. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the sale supports Taiwan&#8217;s efforts to modernize its military, maintain credible defense capabilities, and enhance regional stability without altering the basic military balance.Taiwan&#8217;s Defense Ministry acknowledged the U.S. assistance as vital for building strong deterrence and asymmetric warfare capabilities. However, this meaningful arms sale is likely to increase geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/belgium-demands-ironclad-guarantees-of-protection-as-eu-leaders-weigh-a-massive-loan-for-ukraine\/\" title=\"Belgium demands ironclad guarantees of protection as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine\">announces largest weapons sale<\/a> to Taiwan in its history<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2448030\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-department\/\">State Department<\/a> approved a substantial weapons sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States on Wednesday, a diplomatic institution representing Taiwan&rsquo;s economic, military, and other interests.<\/p>\n<p>TECRO is considered the <em>de facto<\/em> embassy for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\">Taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3924497\/isis-decentralization-transformation-still-poses-deadly-consequences\/\">ISIS&#8217;s decentralization transformation still poses deadly consequences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3925366\/us-26th-strike-drug-vessel\/\">US conducts 26th strike on suspected drug vessel, killing four<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3919615\/west-facing-threats-once-considered-unimaginable-russia\/\">West now facing threats &#8216;once considered unimaginable&#8217; from Russia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The sale, totaling over $11 billion in military weapons, was announced while President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> delivered an end-of-year <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3924740\/watch-live-trump-delivers-prime-time-speech\/\">prime-time address to the nation<\/a>. The purchases included a variety of weapons, such as drones, officially known as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dsca.mil\/Press-Media\/Major-Arms-Sales\/Article-Display\/Article\/4363162\/taipei-economic-and-cultural-representative-office-in-the-united-states-altius\">Altius Autonomous Air Vehicles<\/a>, helicopter repair parts, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dsca.mil\/Press-Media\/Major-Arms-Sales\/Article-Display\/Article\/4363124\/taipei-economic-and-cultural-representative-office-in-the-united-states-javelin\">Javelin<\/a> missiles, howitzers, and tactical mission <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dsca.mil\/Press-Media\/Major-Arms-Sales\/Article-Display\/Article\/4363006\/taipei-economic-and-cultural-representative-office-in-the-united-states-tactica\">network<\/a> software, among others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is reportedly the largest sale of U.S. weapons to Taiwan in history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient&rsquo;s continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-claims-the-u-s-is-turning-taiwan-into-a-powder-keg-pushing-taiwanese-toward-abyss-of-disaster\/\" title=\"China accuses the U.S. of making ... a &#039;powder keg,&#039; leading it towards a &#039;disastrous abyss.&#039;\">credible defensive capability<\/a>,&rdquo; read a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dsca.mil\/Press-Media\/Major-Arms-Sales\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">series<\/a> of releases announcing the sales issued by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. &ldquo;The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The proposed sale will improve the recipient&rsquo;s ability to meet current and future threats by enhancing the self-defense of its forces,&rdquo; noted the release. &ldquo;The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and services into its armed forces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region,&rdquo; said the DSCA.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s Defense Ministry issued a statement recognizing U.S. assistance in providing Taiwan with vital &ldquo;self-defense capabilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3925580\/trump-to-sign-national-defense-authorization-act-on-thursday\/\"><strong>TRUMP TO SIGN NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT ON THURSDAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States continues to assist Taiwan in maintaining sufficient self&#8209;defence capabilities and in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rapidly building strong deterrent power<\/a> and leveraging asymmetric warfare advantages, which form the foundation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-conducts-war-games-simulating-taiwan-invasion-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"China conducts war games simulating ... invasion - Washington Examiner\">maintaining regional peace<\/a> and stability,&rdquo; read a statement by the TDM.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. support for Taiwan has been a point of contention in relations with China. Announcing the largest weapons sale to the country is suspected to add to the geopolitical tension between the two world powers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US approves largest-ever weapons sale to Taiwan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2522560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24115594222241.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3998,4505,9105,50822,59826],"class_list":["post-2522559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-defense","tag-military","tag-taiwan","tag-us-2","tag-weapons-sale"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24115594222241.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522559"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522563,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522559\/revisions\/2522563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}