U.S. Trump administration decides to sell about 63 billion yen of weapons such as unmanned aerial vehicles to Taiwan November 4, 10:15

The Trump administration in the United States has decided to sell new weapons such as unmanned aerial vehicles in Japanese yen to Taiwan for about 63 billion yen, and has notified Congress.

The Trump administration has recently decided to sell weapons to Taiwan, such as ground-attack missiles, further increasing pressure on China.

The Trump administration has decided to sell weapons of 600 million dollars, about 63 billion yen in Japanese yen, such as four unmanned aerial vehicles MQ9B with attack capability in Taiwan, and notified Congress on the 3rd.



A State Department official told NHK about the sale, saying, "It will strengthen Taiwan's defense capabilities." "The Chinese government has military, diplomatic, and economic to Taiwan. I urge you to stop the pressure and have a dialogue. "



The Trump administration in the United States has recently decided to sell weapons to Taiwan, such as ground-attack missiles launched from fighters and anti-ship missiles, further increasing pressure on China.

Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs "What gives ability and confidence"

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the decision of the Trump administration, saying, "This is the 10th decision to provide weapons during President Trump's term and the third decision in the last two weeks to provide more weapons to protect the peace and stability of the region. It gives Taiwan the ability and confidence to do so, "he said, welcoming and thanking him.



Taiwanese media has emphasized that this type of unmanned aerial vehicle will not be sold abroad for the first time since the United States relaxed export restrictions on unmanned aerial vehicles in July.