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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

US to sell Taiwan anti-tank system amid rising China threat

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The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of an anti-tank mine-laying system to Taiwan amid the rising military threat from China.

The department on Wednesday said the Volcano system and all related equipment would cost an estimated $180 million.

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