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Washington approves $1.3-bn arms sale to Taiwan

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s administration has approved $1.3-billion worth of arms sales to Taiwan, a United States government official said Thursday, in a move likely to provoke the ire of Beijing which considers the island a rebel province. The US official emphasized that there is “no change to our longstanding ‘One China’ policy” — stating that there is only one China and that Taiwan is part of it — which Beijing says is a prerequisite for maintaining relations. Announcement of […]