Taiwan's Defense Ministry: U.S. Arms Sale To Boost Joint Operations

The defense ministry says the latest U.S. arms sale to Taiwan will enhance its joint operations capability.

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00:00The defense ministry here says a potential U.S. arms sale to Taiwan

00:03will enhance the country's joint operations capabilities.

00:20The U.S. Defense Department on Friday notified Congress of the 295 million U.S. dollars arms

00:26sale to Taiwan. It would include a naval gun system and an advanced joint operations data

00:32link system used by NATO and other U.S. allies. The U.S. provides aid to Taiwan to boost its

00:38defensive capabilities under its Taiwan Relations Act. China's foreign ministry has condemned the

00:44potential arms sale, saying it violates agreements between the U.S. and China.