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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Didi Tang

Taiwan presses Washington for billions in weapons as China tensions grow

Taiwan’s top diplomat in the United States has issued an urgent plea for American weaponry, asserting the island’s critical need for self-defense capabilities against an escalating threat from Beijing.

Alexander Yui Tah-ray, who heads the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S., confirmed that Washington’s policy toward the self-governing island, which China claims as its own, remains unchanged despite a stalled $14 billion arms sale package.

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