Taiwan’s defence minister said Tuesday that existing US arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged, and that Taipei remains in talks with the US over individual deals. A record USD 14 billion arms package to the island, however, remains stalled.
The minister’s remarks come as concerns mount that President Donald Trump could halt arms sales to Taiwan. China has pressed Washington to halt the arms sales, most prominently during a May summit in Beijing between Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping. The United States paused the USD 14 billion arms deal after that meeting.
“As for arms sales, we are in continuous discussions with the Americans on this,” Taiwan’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo told reporters in front of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. “We haven’t received any notice of any changes to sales or our cooperation.”
Koo said he received assurances from the US side that its policy towards the island remained unchanged.
Koo also said that 66 advanced F16-V fighter jets have reached
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