This was stated by the Agency for Security Cooperation of the US Department of Defense.

The agency noted that this sale is in accordance with the laws and policies of the United States and serves their national and economic interests.

“The sale will help strengthen the security of the recipient, and will also help maintain political stability, military balance ... in the region,” TASS reports.

On December 9, US First Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said that the supply of weapons to Ukraine by the United States does not in any way impede the provision of military assistance to Taiwan.

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said that Washington is escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait.