The decision of the American leader means a complete U -turn in the US policy against Taiwan, the Washington Post resources mentioned.
US president Donald Trump has refused to approve the weapon package for 400 million dollars for Taiwan as he is trying to agree with a trade agreement and a potential summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. It was reported by the Washington Post, which refers to five unknown people who know this issue.
Publication interlocutors say this decision means a full U -turn in US policy towards Taiwan, which China considers its territory.
The two sources said the aid package would cost more than $ 400 million and would be “more deadly” than previous help in Taiwan, including ammunition and autonomous drone.
In his statement, a White House representative noted that the aid package decision was not finally made. The unofficial Taiwan embassy in Washington refused to comment.
According to representatives of the American Armed Forces and Intelligence, Xi Jinping ordered Chinese armed forces to be prepared to capture Taiwan until 2027.
Congress provides the administration of 1 billion dollars a year to provide security for Taiwanu’s help, and this amount is to reset at the end of the financial year in September. The Biden administration approved a package for $ 571 million shortly before the end of the office term.
The Trump administration believes that Taiwan, with a large, prosperous economy, should buy its own weapons, such as European countries. However, this opinion was shared by some Democrats with Congress.
During the meeting of representatives of the United States and Taiwan defense department last month, the parties joined a large -scale package of weapons sales. Taiwan plans to pay a new batch of weapons by adopting an additional fees on defense costs, four people are aware of negotiations.
According to these sources, the package consists of almost exclusively of “asymmetric” equipment such as drones, rockets and sensors to observe the coast of the island. The supply of this new generation can take years.
This week, the administration has not officially informed Congress about the possible sale of Taiwan weapons for $ 500 million, according to the assistant congressman, who spoke to the anonymous.
Remember that in May, the Chinese army worked on the sea landing in the Taiwan Strait area. During exercises, the floating BMP ZBD-2000 is involved, capable of speeding up to 40 km/h at sea. On May 12, the Taiwanese military for the first time conducted a trial in the battle of American reactive Volley Himars system on May 12.
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