Taiwan says faces daily threat as U.S. notifies of new arms sale

https://www.reuters.com ^ | 12/8/2020 | By Ben Blanchard

[RomanSoldier19]

Taiwan faces military threats on a daily basis from “authoritarian forces”, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, as the United States announced a new $280 million arms sale package to the Chinese-claimed island, the sixth this year.

China expressed anger at the weapons sale, as it always does, threatening unspecified retaliation.

The outgoing Trump administration has ramped up support for the island democracy, with 11 arms sale packages in total, and on Monday the U.S. government notified Congress of the sale of a new Field Information Communications System.

Such sales - $5 billion worth this year - have riled China, adding to existing tension between Beijing and Washington, with China placing sanctions on U.S. companies involved and stepping up its military activities near Taiwan, including regular air force missions.

[RomanSoldier19]

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[Reeses]

Under Biden, China will invade Taiwan to gain access to all those new weapon systems for reverse engineering, then start replicating them. Biden will say this is good for the world, once the check clears.

[Sacajaweau]

Same old thing...just a different year.

[Gay State Conservative]

If SCOTUS allows the Rats to steal this Taiwan...and freedom loving people in Hong Kong...have four very dark years to look forward to.

[RomanSoldier19]

[ought-six]

“Under Biden, China will invade Taiwan to gain access to all those new weapon systems for reverse engineering, then start replicating them. Biden will say this is good for the world, once the check clears.”

So true.

[ought-six]

“If SCOTUS allows the Rats to steal this Taiwan...and freedom loving people in Hong Kong...have four very dark years to look forward to.”

The courts are not going to reverse or overturn the election. Biden is going to be inaugurated, which means that we’ll have Chlamydia sworn in as president within a year. Not only Taiwan and Hong Kong are going to get steamrolled by China, but so are the Philippines.

[Gay State Conservative]

You're probably right.The Butchers of Beijing have been increasing the size of their navy by 10% a year for years now. Southeast Asia will soon enter a particularly dark era.

As for "Chlamydia"...I love it and plan to steal it! What's your royalty fee?

[ought-six]

“What’s your royalty fee?”

Give me the attribution. :)