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| US proposes $6bn Taiwan arms sale | US proposes $6bn Taiwan arms sale |
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| The Pentagon has notified Congress of a proposed arms sale to Taiwan, worth $6bn (£3.7bn). | The Pentagon has notified Congress of a proposed arms sale to Taiwan, worth $6bn (£3.7bn). |
| The weapons, including helicopters and anti-missile defences, are part of a package first pledged by the Bush administration. | The weapons, including helicopters and anti-missile defences, are part of a package first pledged by the Bush administration. |
| The proposed sale is likely to anger Beijing, which considers the self-governed island a breakaway province of China. | The proposed sale is likely to anger Beijing, which considers the self-governed island a breakaway province of China. |
| Taiwan split from China at the end of the country's civil war in 1949. | Taiwan split from China at the end of the country's civil war in 1949. |
| Beijing has hundreds of missiles pointed at the island and has threatened in the past to use force to bring it under its control. | Beijing has hundreds of missiles pointed at the island and has threatened in the past to use force to bring it under its control. |
| Beijing warning | Beijing warning |
| The $6.7bn (£4.2bn) package does not include F-16 fighter jets, an item highly desired by Taiwan's military. | The $6.7bn (£4.2bn) package does not include F-16 fighter jets, an item highly desired by Taiwan's military. |
| PROPOSED ARMS SALE 114 Patriot missiles ($2.81bn)60 Black Hawk helicopters ($3.1bn)Communication equipment for F-16 fleet ($340m)2 Osprey mine-hunting ships ($105m)12 Harpoon missiles ($37m) Source: Defense Security Cooperation Agency | |
| The notification to Congress by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded. | The notification to Congress by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded. |
| US lawmakers have 30 days to comment on the proposed sale, Associated Press reported. If there are no objections, it would proceed. | |
| The arms package includes 114 Patriot missiles, 60 Black Hawk helicopters and communications equipment for Taiwan's F-16 fleet, the agency said in a statement. | The arms package includes 114 Patriot missiles, 60 Black Hawk helicopters and communications equipment for Taiwan's F-16 fleet, the agency said in a statement. |
| Beijing has already warned the US not to go ahead with arms sales to Taiwan. Ties between China and the US are strained by rows over trade and internet censorship. | Beijing has already warned the US not to go ahead with arms sales to Taiwan. Ties between China and the US are strained by rows over trade and internet censorship. |
| The DSCA said the proposed sale would support Taiwan's "continuing efforts to modernise its armed forces and enhance its defensive capability." | The DSCA said the proposed sale would support Taiwan's "continuing efforts to modernise its armed forces and enhance its defensive capability." |
| It added: "The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region." | It added: "The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region." |
| The US is the leading arms supplier to Taiwan, despite switching diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979. |