Taiwan is being pushed to modernise its military by the US but it says it doesn’t want an arms race with China

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China has threatened to retaliate against the latest US weapons sale to Taiwan, which has said it is not looking to enter an arms race with Beijing. Key points: China has been expanding its armed forces and increasing pressure on Taiwan Taiwain’s Defence Minister thanked the US and said the country was focused on deterring attacks The Trump administration has increased US support for Taiwan with weapons deals and official visits Responding the Trump administration’s approval of a potential $US1.8 billion ($2.5 billion) arms sale to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said such sales should stop. The sales...