Taiwanese troops following an undated exercise
BBC: The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth
When US President Joe Biden recently signed off on a $80m (£64.6m) grant to Taiwan for the purchase of American military equipment, China said it “deplores and opposes” what Washington had done.
To the casual observer it didn’t appear a steep sum. It was less than the cost of a single modern fighter jet. Taiwan already has on order more than $14bn worth of US military equipment. Does a miserly $80m more matter?
While fury is Beijing’s default response to any military support for Taiwan, this time something was different.
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WNU Editor: The flow of arms to Taiwan is massive …. Breaking Down Taiwan’s Arms Backlog, Part 1: Overview and Methodology (CATO).
Concerns that this may all backfire are justified …. The US is quietly arming Taiwan against a Chinese invasion — but it could backfire (Business Insider).
Update: Here is an interesting read …. How Would China Take Over Taiwan? One of These 5 Strategies (AEI/Bloomberg).