Biden administration approves its first arms sale to Taiwan

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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.