US pushes arms sales surge to 'Fortress Taiwan', needling China

  • 📰 fmtoday
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 27 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 72%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

Taiwan's desire to buy weapons increased after President Tsai Ing-wen made strengthening defences a top priority. FMTNews

Taiwanese soldiers sit on an M60A3 tank after an anti-invasion drill to test readiness in case of air raid, in Taichung.

At the same time Taiwan’s desire to buy weapons increased after President Tsai Ing-wen was re-elected in January and has made strengthening Taiwan’s defences a top priority. Taiwan’s military is well-trained and well-equipped with mostly US-made hardware, but China has a huge numerical superiority and is adding advanced equipment of its own.

Trump’s White House has made an effort to export weapons to US allies trying to bolster their defences, decrease dependence on US troops while boosting US companies and jobs.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

China defends 'necessary action' of military drills near TaiwanThe island says the large-scale air and naval exercises were a serious provocation. FMTNews China
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

China says military drills near Taiwan were a ‘necessary action’ | Malay MailBEIJING, Sept 16 — Chinese military drills off Taiwan’s southwest coast last week were a “necessary action” to protect China’s sovereignty, Beijing said today, after Taiwan complained the large-scale air and naval exercises were a serious provocation. China, which claims democratic Taiwan...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

WTO faults US over Trump’s China tariffs | Malay MailGENEVA, Sept 15 — The World Trade Organisation today upheld a complaint by China over additional duties slapped by the Trump administration on some US$250 billion (RM1.03 trillion) worth of Chinese goods. A panel of experts set up by WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body ruled the tariffs...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

WTO faults US over Trump's China tariffs | New Straits TimesNSTworld The World Trade Organization upheld a complaint by China over additional duties slapped by the DonaldTrump administration on some US$250 billion worth of Chinese goods, sparking outrage in Washington.
Source: NST_Online - 🏆 17. / 53 Read more »

HK formally objects to US demand for 'Made in China' export labelWashington's move follows a US decision to end Hong Kong's special trade status. FMTNews HK
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

Nvidia's acquisition of chip designer throws it into US-China tech spatSmartphone brands such as Oppo and Xiaomi indirectly rely on Arm as purchasers of chips based on its designs. FMTNews Nvidia
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »