TAIPEI (March 10): The US has not approached Taiwan about transfers of weapons to the Middle East, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Tuesday, after South Korea said it was in talks about the possible redeployment of some US Patriot missile systems. Were that to happen, the US would be responsible for transporting them, he added. The US is Taiwan's main arms supplier and Taiwan has Patriot missiles in its arsenal. Democratically governed Taiwan is facing increased military pressure from China, which views the island as its own territory. Media reports citing South Korean government sources said the Patriot systems were being readied for redeployment in the Middle East, with heavy US military transport planes having flown into Osan to move them.

Source: The Edge Markets March 10, 2026 07:59 UTC