Recently, the United States approved US$280 million in arms sales to Taiwan. This is the 11th arms sale to Taiwan during Trump 's presidential term. It has been complained by Taiwanese netizens and media.
The United States once again sells arms to Taiwan and will provide field information and communication systems
On December 7, local time, the United States announced a new round of arms sales to Taiwan.
According to Taiwanese media reports, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense stated in a press release that the arms sale includes 154 communication nodes, 24 relay systems, 8 network management systems, and personnel for the field information and communication system. Training, logistics maintenance and other related resources, the total price is US$280 million.
At the same time, Taiwan's foreign affairs department also issued a press release to express "thank you" and declared that "this arms sale to Taiwan fully demonstrates that the U.S. government attaches great importance to Taiwan's defense needs and has gradually implemented a normalization mechanism for arms sales to Taiwan." etc.
Some Taiwanese media have calculated an account. From 2019 to 2020, Taiwan spent US$16.56 billion on purchasing US weapons, which is equivalent to NT$505.27 billion. is equivalent to Taiwan’s per capita burden of NT$22,000 . This is Not counting other defense budgets.
In fact, Taiwan’s defense budget is divided into three categories: personnel maintenance, operational maintenance, and military investment. Military investment is further divided into two categories: external procurement and defense independence.
Taiwan’s per capita GDP in 2019 was US$25,920, which is equivalent to approximately NT$730,000. This is equivalent to the average Taiwanese earning NT$50, of which 1 Yuan is used to purchase US arms.
11 arms sales to Taiwan What did Trump sell?
During Trump’s 11 arms sales to Taiwan during his presidential term, the types of weapons covered all combat fields of sea, land, air and space.
Compared with previous U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the weapons sold to Taiwan by Trump show the following three major characteristics.
Feature 1: Obvious offensive nature
In the arms sales list to Taiwan, the "Haimas" multiple rocket launcher system is the main equipment of the US military in active service, and often plays a leading role in the US military's military intervention operations; 135 SLAM- The purpose of precision strike missile outside the ER defense zone is to enhance the long-range strike capability of fighter jets; the number of " Harpoon " missiles far exceeds Taiwan's defense needs.
Feature 2: The first appearance of high-end drones
The United States will also sell 4 MQ-9B drones to Taiwan. This is the first time that the United States has sold cutting-edge drone combat equipment to Taiwan. The MQ-9B UAV is equipped with advanced equipment such as sea search radar and is specially used for maritime patrol and surveillance.
Feature 3: There are many new types of equipment
Among the 11 arms sales of weapons and equipment, as many as 7 were sales to Taiwan of new weapons that the Taiwan military had not equipped before, especially the sale of 108 M1A2T "Ai" to Taiwan. Brahms" tank. However, it is still unknown how effective this modern tank can be in the hands of the Taiwan military.
Expert: Trump’s arms sales are “the final madness”
Why does Trump want to sell arms to Taiwan again at the end of his presidential term?
Expert Du Wenlong believes that Trump’s arms sales to Taiwan at this time are obviously his “final madness” and an attempt to use his “last effort” to undermine Sino-US relations and cross-strait relations.
Every occupant of the White House regards Taiwan as the most important card in the Asia-Pacific strategy. Arms sales to Taiwan are also a basic move of previous US presidents' Taiwan policy. No matter who is in the White House, the attitude towards the Taiwan issue is not expected to change significantly. Basically, it will continue to sell arms to Taiwan, strengthen its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, and create obstacles in cross-strait relations.
Ministry of National Defense: Any attempt by the United States to use Taiwan to control China is in vain
In response to the US$280 million arms sales plan to Taiwan, Ministry of National Defense spokesman Ren Guoqiang responded: "The United States sells weapons to Taiwan, which seriously violates international law and the basic principles of international relations. China expresses its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to any attempt by the United States to use Taiwan to contain China. The People's Liberation Army has the confidence and ability to resolutely defeat any attempt to split the motherland and resolutely defend the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of the motherland.”
Ren Guoqiang (data map)
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