Taiwan welcomes latest US arms deal, says no intention of weapons race with Beijing


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October 22, 2020 #DayNewsFeed #ChinaNewsTaiwan says it has no intention of starting an arms race with the Chinese mainland but will further consolidate its defence ties with the US, following Washington approval for the sale of long-range cruise missiles to the self-ruled island.The latest batch of proposed arms sales – the eighth to be approved during Donald Trump’s presidency – was welcomed by Taipei on Thursday in the face of growing military intimidation from Beijing. The US$1.8 billion package includes 135 AGM-84H cruise…