Taipei Times
Date: Oct 30, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA, ANNAPOLIS, Maryland
The US should approve another round of arms sales to Taiwan by the end of the year,
US-Taiwan Business Council president Rupert Hammond-Chambers speaks in Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday. Photo: CNA
following a US$330 million deal last month, US-Taiwan Business Council president Rupert Hammond-Chambers said.
“It’s reasonable to argue that there will be another congressional notification before the end of this year,” Hammond-Chambers said at a news conference before the opening of the US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference in Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday.
He declined to speculate on what arms the US would make available, saying only that the value of the package would be significant.
On Sept. 24, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced a proposed arms sale that included standard spare parts and other maintenance supplies for Taiwan’s F-16s, C-130s, F-5s, Indigenous Defense Fighters and other aircraft. [FULL STORY]