As China moves more decisively to assert its claim over Taiwan, leaders of the self-governing island are setting aside unprecedented sums to spend on weapons such as fighter jets and missiles.

The State Department announced the sales late Wednesday during a nationally televised address by President Trump, who made scant mention of foreign policy issues and did not speak about China or Taiwan.

SINGAPORE—The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of $11.1 billion in military equipment to Taiwan, ranging from Lockheed Martin M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars) and loitering munitions to networked communications equipment. The largest portion of the package is...

While the Trump administration’s approach to Taiwan is continuing to coalesce, current signs indicate no dramatic departure from long-standing positions.

Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu quietly visited Israel recently, sources say, in one of the island’s rare high-level trips to a country that does not officially recognise it. The visit highlights growing Taiwan-Israel ties amid global defence and security concerns.

Drones, rockets, artillery, missiles included in 8 separate arms packages that are all but certain to stoke US-Sino tensions - Anadolu Ajansı

The U.S. also transported the NMESIS (Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System) to the Batanes, a northern Philippine province in the Bashi Channel—a chokepoint between the Philippines and Taiwan through which Chinese naval vessels must pass to access the Pacific.

The US State Department’s approval of a multi-billion-dollar sale of weapons to Taiwan includes tactical mission networks equipment, uncrewed aerial systems, artillery rocket systems and self-propelled howitzers as well as anti-tank guided missiles.

The US government yesterday announced the potential sale of eight arms packages to Taiwan, including High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), anti-tank missiles and drones, at an estimated cost of US$11.1 billion.

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's "T-Dome" air defence system will establish a more efficient and integrated "sensor-to-shooter" mechanism for a higher kill rate, with a year-end special budget to propose specific spending on the system, the defence minister said ...