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U.S. plans to sell weapons to Taiwan $6 billion

U.S. Defense Department notified Congress of a proposed arms sales to Taiwan at $6 billion, said on January 29 BBC News.

arms shipment, which includes a helicopter and a missile defense system is part of the package promised to Taiwan by the Bush administration.

planned sale is likely to cause dissatisfaction Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory. China has deployed hundreds of missiles, induced to Taiwan, and Beijing in the past threatened to use force to take control of autonomy.

The package worth $6.7 billion does not include F-16 fighter, which has long been ask the United States, Taiwan’s military.

notification received by Congress from the Agency for Cooperation in the sphere of defense and security (Defense Security Cooperation Agency), does not mean that the survey was the sale of arms finally resolved.

In the arms package includes 114 missiles Patriot, 60 Black Hawk helicopters and communications equipment available to Taiwan’s F-16. The Agency stressed that the planned sale will support “Taiwan’s efforts to modernize the armed forces and strengthen the defense capability”.