WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - China's aggressive military drills around Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit put Washington on edge, but not enough to spur an immediate sharp increase in weapons sales to the island, sources told Reuters. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - China's aggressive military drills around Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit put Washington on edge, but not enough to spur an immediate sharp increase in weapons sales to the island, sources told Reuters.
Such approvals could be announced as soon as September, the sources said, noting it would be a signal that Beijing's blockade-style drills following Mrs Pelosi's early August visit had not shaken US support. White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell - asked during a recent briefing whether the administration was considering both invasion and blockade scenarios - said defence sales would be designed to meet"the evolving security circumstances that Taiwan faces."
"I think what we are trying to do is ensure that these are regularised, normalised processes," Ms Hsiao said.
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