US arms sales have bipartisan support: AITBIG SPENDER: Planned US arms sales to Taiwan this year total US$11.8 billion, the most the nation has spent on US arms in a single year, the AIT director saidBy Peng Wan-hsin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter and staff writer, with CNAArms sales to Taiwan have bipartisan support in the US and are an implementation of the US’ Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Brent Christensen said yesterday. Christensen made the remarks in a speech at a forum hosted by the Association of International Relations in Taipei. Planned US arms sales to Taiwan this year amount to US$11.8 billion, which is the most Taiwan has spent on US arms in a single year, Christensen said, adding that US$5.2 billion of arms sales are already planned for next year, with more procurement opportunities expected. American Institute in Taiwan Director Brent Christensen speaks at a news conference at the Executive Yuan on Saturday last week. Christensen also described opportunities for language students, citing President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) goal of making Taiwan a bilingual country by 2030.

Source: Taipei Times November 28, 2020 15:56 UTC