CHINESE BEASTS GET THEIR WISH - CERTAIN DEATH

U.S. Backs Taiwan Missile Sale With China Tensions Soaring

27 October 2020, 5:20 am GMT+8

Updated on 27 October 2020, 6:12 am GMT+8

• Beijing earlier vowed sanctions on Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed
• Anti-ship missile sale meant to bolster Taiwan’s defenses

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.

The new Harpoon anti-ship missiles are intended to be launched from ground-mobile launchers, adding to Taiwan’s arsenal of air and submarine-launched Harpoons from earlier sales.

“The United States maintains an abiding interest in peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and considers the security of Taiwan central to the security and stability of the broader Indo-Pacific region,” the State Department said in a statement.