The State Department on Monday said it had approved a $280 million sale to Taiwan of advanced military communications equipment
The Trump administration has approved a new major arms sale to Taiwan.
The move is sure to draw a firm rebuke from China, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province.
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The State Department said it had approved a $280 million sale to Taiwan of advanced military communications equipment. Earlier, it said it had hit 14 members of the Chinese parliament’s standing committee with sanctions that come as the administration steps up punitive measures against China as it winds down its time in office.
In a statement, the department said it had approved the communications sale to “help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, economic and progress in the region” and to “contribute to the recipient’s goal to modernize its military…