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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Didi Tang

FOUND: Taiwan presses washington for billions in weapons as china tensions grow - You Need To See This

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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