Donald Trump announced a record arms package for Taiwan worth more than $10 billion, following earlier U.S. notifications that described an eight-part offer to the democratically governed island.The State Department said the eight proposed sales — which Taiwan’s Defense Ministry put at $11.15 billion — include 82 HIMARS and 420 ATACMS missiles, 60 M109A7 howitzers, loitering drones, more than $1 billion in military software, Javelin and TOW anti-tank missiles, helicopter spare parts and Harpoon refurbishment kits.Congress must approve the Foreign Military Sales and the move drew a sharp rebuke from
China, whose Foreign Ministry spokesperson
Guo Jiakun warned the sales would destabilize the region while
Taiwan said the package strengthens its deterrence.