The US-Taiwan Business Council today welcomed the announcement of two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan, supplying aircraft standard and nonstandard spare parts and related equipment at an estimated total cost of US$428 million. Raytheon is the principal contractor for both the Sidewinders and the radar program.The US-Taiwan Business Council Comments on the Proposed Foreign Military Sales of Aircraft Spare Parts to Taiwan The principal contractor for the Harpoon missiles is Boeing. There have been at least two other visits to Taiwan by members of Congress from both parties since Pelosi's visit, as well as by governors of U.S. The sales must be reviewed by Congress, but both Democratic and Republican congressional aides said they do not expect opposition. support for Taiwan as Taipei faces pressure from China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory and has never ruled out using force to bring the democratically ruled island under its control.
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To deny the island the ability to mount a full defense will, over time, create new gaps in Taiwan's defenses that the PLA can exploit," Hammond-Chambers said in a statement. "As the (China's) People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently demonstrated in its mock blockade, the island faces a range of threats that require a range of capabilities. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, president of the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council, said his organization opposed what he termed a "limited approach" to arms sales to Taiwan. "At the same time, it also demonstrates that it will help our country strengthen its overall defense capabilities and jointly maintain the security and peace of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region," the ministry said in a statement. Taiwan's defense ministry expressed its thanks, adding that China's recent "provocative" activities represented a serious threat and the arms sale would help it face China's military pressure. Department of State spokesperson said, requesting anonymity. "These proposed sales are routine cases to support Taiwan's continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability," a U.S.
officials said they did not reflect any change in policy toward Taiwan. The Pentagon said the equipment and support announced on Friday would not alter the basic military balance in the region. Reuters reported last month that the Biden administration was planning new equipment for Taiwan but that the equipment would sustain Taiwan's current military systems and fulfill existing orders, not offer new capabilities, despite the heightened tensions that followed Pelosi's visit. "As the PRC continues to increase pressure on Taiwan - including through heightened military air and maritime presence around Taiwan - and engages in attempts to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, we're providing Taiwan with what it needs to maintain its self-defense capabilities," Laura Rosenberger, White House senior director for China and Taiwan, said in a statement. President Joe Biden's administration said the package has been under consideration for some time and was developed in consultation with Taiwan and U.S.
"China will resolutely take legitimate and necessary counter-measures in light of the development of the situation," he said.
relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait." Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said in a statement the possible arms sale "severely jeopardizes China-U.S.
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