US Approves $1 Billion in New Arms Sales to Taiwan

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during the National Day in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2020. Taiwan’s Presidential Office

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has approved the sale of more than a billion dollars worth of advanced weaponry for Taiwan in a move that will enrage China and further exacerbate tensions between Washington and Beijing that have are already heated over issues such as trade, Tibet, Hong Kong, and the South China Sea.