CHINA-TAIWAN: TAIWAN'S ARMS PURCHASES FROM USA
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Taiwan confirmed on June 6 that it has asked to purchase more than 100 tanks from the United States, along with a letter of request for 108 cutting-edge M1A2 Abrams tanks, 1,240 TOW anti-armor missiles, 409 Javelin anti-tank missiles, and 250 Stinger man-portable air defense systems. A Taiwan Defense Ministry statement said the request is proceeding “as normal.” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the ministry’s daily briefing that China firmly opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. He said “This position is consistent and clear. We urge the U.S. to fully understand the high sensitivity and serious harm of the issue of arms sales to Taiwan and abide by the one-China principle.”
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