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Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143859/biden-administration-approves-its-first-arms-sale?module=perpetual_scroll&pgtype=article&campaign=3143859
Owen Churchill and Robert Delaney
Published: 5:49am, 5 Aug, 2021
Updated: 8:03am, 5 Aug, 2021
Taiwanese soldiers fire self-propelled howitzers during military exercises in Hsinchu in September 2015. Photo: AP
The US State Department notified Congress on Wednesday of a proposal to sell some US$750 million of weapons to Taiwan, all but finalising what will be the first arms sale to the self-governed island by US President
Joe Biden
’s administration.
Included in the proposed sale are 40 self-propelled artillery units, a number of other armored vehicles, machine guns, and almost 1,700 kits to convert standard artillery shells into smart weapons that can steer themselves towards targets.
The sale of the self-propelled artillery vehicles, known as howitzers, would “contribute to the modernisation of Taiwan’s howitzer fleet, strengthening its self-defence capabilities to meet current and future threats,” a State Department representative said in emailed comments.
The proposal, brought forth under the State Department’s Foreign Military Sales programme, will require the approval of Congress, which has united around the need for US support of Taiwan on a largely bipartisan basis.
The proposed sale was first reported by Bloomberg.
As well as furthering Taiwan’s goal of updating its military capabilities, the sale would also enhance its “interoperability with the United States and other allies”, the State Department wrote in its notification.
Yet while serving as a clear signal of US support for Taiwan, the arms sale would “not alter the basic military balance in the region,” the notification added.
US$340 million buys Taiwan hi-tech surveillance of Beijing’s navy
News of the arms sale comes at a time of especially fraught relations between Washington and Beijing, which claims Taiwan as sovereign territory to eventually be brought under its rule.
Past military sales to Taiwan by Washington have elicited forceful condemnation from Beijing, which claims that such support undermines China’s sovereignty and is in violation of the “three US-China communiques” – joint statements that included an agreement by the US to gradually decrease arms sales to the island.
Following the approval of some US$1.8 billion of weapons to Taiwan last year under the Trump administration, Beijing announced sanctions against a number of involved US contractors and individuals for their “egregious role in the process”.
The newly proposed bundle comes atop numerous other approved sales in recent years, including dozens of F-16 fighter jets, anti-ship missiles, long-range land attack missiles, and aircraft-mounted reconnaissance sensors.
Biden administration approves its first arms sale to Taiwan
- The potential US$750,000 deal includes 40 new M109 self-propelled howitzers and almost 1,700 kits to convert projectiles into more precise GPS-guided munitions
- The proposed sale would improve Taiwan’s capability to blunt a Chinese land invasion
Owen Churchill and Robert Delaney
Published: 5:49am, 5 Aug, 2021
Updated: 8:03am, 5 Aug, 2021
Taiwanese soldiers fire self-propelled howitzers during military exercises in Hsinchu in September 2015. Photo: AP
The US State Department notified Congress on Wednesday of a proposal to sell some US$750 million of weapons to Taiwan, all but finalising what will be the first arms sale to the self-governed island by US President
Joe Biden
’s administration.
Included in the proposed sale are 40 self-propelled artillery units, a number of other armored vehicles, machine guns, and almost 1,700 kits to convert standard artillery shells into smart weapons that can steer themselves towards targets.
The sale of the self-propelled artillery vehicles, known as howitzers, would “contribute to the modernisation of Taiwan’s howitzer fleet, strengthening its self-defence capabilities to meet current and future threats,” a State Department representative said in emailed comments.
The proposal, brought forth under the State Department’s Foreign Military Sales programme, will require the approval of Congress, which has united around the need for US support of Taiwan on a largely bipartisan basis.
Taiwan says it will fight ‘to the very last day’ as Beijing sends fighter jets
In addition to congressional approval, the proposed sale will also need to undergo final negotiations between Taiwan and BAE Systems – the US contractor providing the howitzer weapons – according to a congressional notification posted by the State Department.The proposed sale was first reported by Bloomberg.
As well as furthering Taiwan’s goal of updating its military capabilities, the sale would also enhance its “interoperability with the United States and other allies”, the State Department wrote in its notification.
Yet while serving as a clear signal of US support for Taiwan, the arms sale would “not alter the basic military balance in the region,” the notification added.
US$340 million buys Taiwan hi-tech surveillance of Beijing’s navy
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News of the arms sale comes at a time of especially fraught relations between Washington and Beijing, which claims Taiwan as sovereign territory to eventually be brought under its rule. Past military sales to Taiwan by Washington have elicited forceful condemnation from Beijing, which claims that such support undermines China’s sovereignty and is in violation of the “three US-China communiques” – joint statements that included an agreement by the US to gradually decrease arms sales to the island.
Following the approval of some US$1.8 billion of weapons to Taiwan last year under the Trump administration, Beijing announced sanctions against a number of involved US contractors and individuals for their “egregious role in the process”.
The newly proposed bundle comes atop numerous other approved sales in recent years, including dozens of F-16 fighter jets, anti-ship missiles, long-range land attack missiles, and aircraft-mounted reconnaissance sensors.
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