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27.05.26 - 04:57
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Taiwan Defense Chief Contradicts Trump On Enormous Arms Package Moving Forward (ZeroHedge)
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Taiwan Defense Chief Contradicts Trump On Enormous Arms Package Moving Forward
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung said on Monday that he's "cautiously optimistic" that the US will advance a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan after the US Navy secretary said it was on hold due to the war with Iran.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Congress last week that the US was "doing a pause" on the massive weapons package to "make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury," the code name for the US-Israeli war against Iran.
Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung, via Taiwan Defense Ministry
Cao's comments appeared to contradict President Trump, who suggested the arms package could be used as a "negotiating chip" with China.
During his recent visit to Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a stern warning regarding Taiwan, telling the US president that if the issue isn't ...
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27.05.26 - 02:46
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Second Chinese ′Combat′ Patrol Buzzes Taiwan Within Days, On Heels Of Xi-Trump Summit (ZeroHedge)
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Second Chinese 'Combat' Patrol Buzzes Taiwan Within Days, On Heels Of Xi-Trump Summit
In the wake of this month's Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, and as a 'paused' but still looming major US-approved weapons deal and transfer to Taipei is set to go forward, China is stepping up military patrols near and around the self-ruled island of Taiwan.
Taiwan's military is currently on high alert, having on Tuesday dispatched ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week near the island.
In a fresh post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said its forces had responded to the situation after detecting 29 Chinese aircraft, including fighter jets, and seven warships operating around the island.
via Reuters
The ministry further alleged that two-dozen of the aerial sorties had crossed the median line, an unofficial maritime and aerial buffer zone dividing the Taiwan Strait, but which Beijing doesn't recognize as having any real legal be...
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24.05.26 - 17:12
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Trump Mulls Arms Sale to Taiwan, Will Speak to President (Bloomberg)
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President Donald Trump indicated he would speak directly with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te after pausing a $14 billion sale of arms to the country in a move that would risk disrupting newly stabilized ties between the US and China. Ambassador Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the U.S. joined David Gura, Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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24.05.26 - 08:33
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Bundestagsdelegation trifft zu Austausch in Taiwan ein (DPA-AFX)
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TAIPEH (dpa-AFX) - Eine Delegation des Deutschen Bundestags ist zu einem parlamentarischen Austausch in Taiwan eingetroffen. Ziel des Besuchs der fünfköpfigen Abgeordnetengruppe unter Führung von Till Steffen (Grünen) ist es, die Zusammenarbeit mit dem ......
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22.05.26 - 17:48
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USA legen Waffengeschäft mit Taiwan auf Eis (Tagesschau)
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Taiwan muss vorerst auf US-Waffen im Wert von bis zu 14 Milliarden Dollar verzichten. Die Regierung in Washington setzte das geplante Geschäft aus. Offiziell wird dies mit dem Munitionsverbrauch im Iran-Krieg begründet....
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22.05.26 - 15:31
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USA lassen Waffenverkauf an Taiwan "pausieren" (DW)
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Taiwan will Waffen in Milliardenhöhe von den USA kaufen. Doch der Deal hängt in der Schwebe. Ausreichend Munition für den Iran-Krieg sei vorrangig, heißt es von US-Seite. Ist das wirklich der Grund?...
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22.05.26 - 14:13
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USA: Waffenverkauf an Taiwan ′pausiert′ (DPA-AFX)
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Die US-Regierung genehmigt einen milliardenschweren Waffenverkauf an Taiwan vorerst nicht. "Im Moment machen wir eine Pause, um sicherzustellen, dass wir die Munition haben, die wir für Epic Fury brauchen", sagte Marine-Staatssekretär ......
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