US$330 million arms sale to Taiwan will go ahead, says US Congress
2018-10-26 10:01:34 source：South China Morning Post
October 26, 2018
A planned US$330 million arms sale to Taiwan has won de facto Congressional approval, clearing the way for the US State State Department to complete the agreement – and potentially upsetting Beijing.
The sale passed through a 30-day review process that expired at midnight on Wednesday night without triggering any Congressional disapproval. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee had joint authority to halt the sale.
The deal marks the second US arms sale to Taiwan in less than 18 months under US President Donald Trump. The administration approved an initial US$1.4 billion deal in June 2017, in a show of support and deepening defence ties between Washington and Taipei.
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