US turns Taiwan into cash machine through soaring arms sales

Jun 27, 2025, 20:23

Cartoon by Ma Hongliang

(People's Daily Online) The United States plans to ramp up arms sales to Taiwan to levels exceeding those approved during President Donald Trump's first term, according to a Reuters report. During that period, the Trump administration authorized $18 billion in weapons sales to Taiwan.

The report, citing U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they expect U.S. approvals for weapons sales to Taiwan over the next four years to surpass those in Trump's first term.

The U.S. has long used arms sales to expand its political influence. Earlier this year, the U.S. State Department said foreign military sales reached a record $318.7 billion in 2024, a 29 percent increase from the previous year. On May 13, the White House said the U.S. had signed an arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth nearly $142 billion.

Washington has pressed Taiwan to spend more on American weapons, which benefits the U.S. arms industry. By leveraging security concerns and regional tensions, U.S. defense manufacturers have seen profits rise.

The U.S. should strictly adhere to the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques. It must handle the Taiwan question with caution. This means stopping arms sales to Taiwan and ending support for "Taiwan independence" separatist forces seeking "independence" through force.

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emanreus post time: 2025-07-01 09:14

So does China sell any weapons abroad?

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Newtown post time: 2025-06-30 20:42

Weapon export to a foreign country serves only purpose as the whole world is forced to watch tearfully.

American killing equipment for ISRAEL to depopulate PALESTINE...

But you got a point, America will not go under,

PALESTINIANS will do...

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gork post time: 2025-06-27 21:53

So the American economy is not going down the drain but is being greatly enhanced by its exports to a Chinese province. Win-win.

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gork

Several years ago the Great Satan berated Taiwan for not spending more than 2% of GDP on attack-squandering. Now NATO gang members are being shaken-down for 5%.

Then Tsai Ing-Wen came along and gifted them attack-squandering cash as well as buying ractopamine pork in violation of Taiwan's laws banning it.

Despite losing so badly in local elections that she resigned as leader of the her party, she still "won" another election.

That's similar to how Marcos Jnr. became Philippines leader despite his family having to previously flee the Philippines or how the Shah of Iran was re-imposed before again being ousted by popular revolution.

Even the jewish-controlled, state-run BBC's Panorama programme reported on how the Great Satan's State Department had been illegally funding opposition groups in Venezuela in violation of international law which bans intereference. Dicky Branson has also been reported funding propaganda events opposing Nicolas Maduro.

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