U.S. Backs Taiwan Missile Sale With China Tensions Soaring
- Beijing earlier vowed sanctions on Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed
- Anti-ship missile sale meant to bolster Taiwan’s defenses
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The State Department signaled its approval for a potential $2.4 billion sale of anti-ship missiles to Taiwan, a move certain to anger Beijing and raise tensions further between the U.S. and China days before the American election.
The Trump administration said in a statement Monday that it has notified Congress that it backs the proposed sale of as many as 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems built by Boeing Co., which include 400 land-based missiles.