Trump plans additional arms deliveries to Taiwan, says Waltz
The president-elect of the United States is dedicated to supplying Taiwan with defense systems, according to the incoming national security adviser. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The president-elect will provide the island with all the defense systems it has paid for, according to the incoming national security adviser.
US president-elect Donald Trump is set to accelerate the delivery of military hardware to Taiwan, which operates autonomously from China, as confirmed by incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz. During his remarks at the US Institute of Peace in Washington on Tuesday, Waltz, a Congressman from Florida, highlighted the significant backlog of military sales, saying: “We have over a $20 billion backlog of things that they paid for and that we need to work hard to free up and have them get what they paid for as a deterrent measure.”
Waltz reiterated that the new US administration will maintain a "porcupine" strategy regarding Taiwan, focusing on equipping the region with asymmetric defense capabilities. This includes mobile missile systems, drones, and advanced surveillance technologies intended to increase the cost for mainland China if it chooses to exert force over Taiwan.
Recently, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced plans to deploy new missile defense systems supplied by the US by the year’s end. The ministry indicated that it will place Norwegian-made Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems in strategically important areas in the northern part of the island.
Beijing regards Taiwan as part of its territory under its “One China” principle and insists on eventual reunification, even suggesting force if deemed necessary. The Chinese government has consistently opposed any foreign involvement in this matter, viewing US arms sales to Taiwan as a violation of its sovereignty and a threat to regional stability.
Taiwan has been self-governing since 1949, when nationalists retreated there after losing the civil war in China. Currently, only a few nations acknowledge the island's sovereignty, while the majority of the world, including Russia, aligns with Beijing’s position that Taiwan is a part of the People’s Republic of China.
While the US officially follows the One-China policy, it continues to supply arms to Taiwan and engage in military collaborations with its government. Beijing has condemned these arms sales as destabilizing and provocative, leading to frequent naval and aerial exercises around the island by China.
This month, China enacted sanctions on seven US defense firms and imposed a dual-use export ban on several American corporations, including Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon. These actions followed the outgoing US President Joe Biden’s authorization of an additional $571 million in arms and supplies for Taiwan in December.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
US president-elect Donald Trump is set to accelerate the delivery of military hardware to Taiwan, which operates autonomously from China, as confirmed by incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz. During his remarks at the US Institute of Peace in Washington on Tuesday, Waltz, a Congressman from Florida, highlighted the significant backlog of military sales, saying: “We have over a $20 billion backlog of things that they paid for and that we need to work hard to free up and have them get what they paid for as a deterrent measure.”
Waltz reiterated that the new US administration will maintain a "porcupine" strategy regarding Taiwan, focusing on equipping the region with asymmetric defense capabilities. This includes mobile missile systems, drones, and advanced surveillance technologies intended to increase the cost for mainland China if it chooses to exert force over Taiwan.
Recently, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced plans to deploy new missile defense systems supplied by the US by the year’s end. The ministry indicated that it will place Norwegian-made Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems in strategically important areas in the northern part of the island.
Beijing regards Taiwan as part of its territory under its “One China” principle and insists on eventual reunification, even suggesting force if deemed necessary. The Chinese government has consistently opposed any foreign involvement in this matter, viewing US arms sales to Taiwan as a violation of its sovereignty and a threat to regional stability.
Taiwan has been self-governing since 1949, when nationalists retreated there after losing the civil war in China. Currently, only a few nations acknowledge the island's sovereignty, while the majority of the world, including Russia, aligns with Beijing’s position that Taiwan is a part of the People’s Republic of China.
While the US officially follows the One-China policy, it continues to supply arms to Taiwan and engage in military collaborations with its government. Beijing has condemned these arms sales as destabilizing and provocative, leading to frequent naval and aerial exercises around the island by China.
This month, China enacted sanctions on seven US defense firms and imposed a dual-use export ban on several American corporations, including Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon. These actions followed the outgoing US President Joe Biden’s authorization of an additional $571 million in arms and supplies for Taiwan in December.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
