
Asia Pacific Oct 13, 2020
White House moves forward on three arms sales to Taiwan
The move in the run-up to the Nov. 3 U.S. election is likely to anger China, which considers Taiwan a wayward province.
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The move in the run-up to the Nov. 3 U.S. election is likely to anger China, which considers Taiwan a wayward province.
The Trump administration has become more aggressive with China, and the sales would land as Beijing-Washington relations are at their lowest point in decades.
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