Congress should move quickly with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Tai...
WASHINGTON - Congress should move quickly with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan as the self-ruled island faces pressure from China’s increased military presence in the region, leading U.S. Democratic and Republican lawmakers said on Friday.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch, a Republican, said in a statement that he welcomed the sale of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-16 jets to boost Taiwan’s “ability to defend its sovereign airspace,” which he said is “under increasing pressure” from China. The chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee, Jim Inhofe, said in a joint statement with fellow Republican Senator John Cornyn that Taiwan “remains an important pillar of security and stability” in the region. The sale of the jets will “deter aggression given Beijing’s increasing assertiveness and military buildup,” they said.
Beijing said it would impose sanctions on U.S. companies involved in any deals. The United States and China are embroiled in a wider trade war.
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