London | China threatened “counter-measures” yesterday after the US approved a potential $US1.1 billion ($1.6 billion) arms sale to Taiwan that will boost the self-ruled island’s ability to hit targets from afar and monitor incoming strikes.
The package – which includes 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles – would help Taiwan “modernise its armed forces” and “maintain a credible defensive capability”, according to a State Department spokesman.
