Arms buy ‘proceeding on schedule’


Defence Minister Wellington Koo said he believed the United States’ internal review process for the sale of a second package of arms to the island is proceeding on schedule.

A major US arms package for Taiwan worth about US$14bil (RM54.8bil) that includes advan­ced interceptor missiles is ready for US President Donald Trump’s approval and could be signed after his upcoming trip to China, Reuters reported last week, citing sources briefed on the discussion.

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