Taipei thanks US for missile packageIN THE PIPELINE: The Ministry of National Defense said the sale, expected to take effect in one month, would be the seventh arms sale under the Trump administrationBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterThe government yesterday thanked the US for approving the possible sale of a US$620 million missile repair and recertification package to Taiwan. The agency has delivered the required certification to the US Congress, notifying it of the possible sale, it added. A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) surface-to-air missile system is deployed next to the Changhua Reserve Runway on the Sun Yat-sen Freeway (Freeway No. The US, in line with its Taiwan Relations Act and “six assurances,” continues to provide Taiwan with defensive weapons, and the missile refurbishment package would boost Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities, it said, thanking the US for the decision. Just like the previous arms package sale announced on May 20, the new proposal shows a normalization of arms sales between the US and Taiwan, he added.

Source: Taipei Times July 10, 2020 15:56 UTC