Overview
- The State Department approved the deal and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency formally notified Congress of the proposed sale.
- The package includes non-standard components, spare and repair parts, consumables, and repair-and-return services for F-16, C-130, and Indigenous Defense Fighter aircraft, plus U.S. engineering, technical and logistics support.
- Taiwan’s defense ministry thanked Washington and said the notification is expected to take effect within about a month to strengthen combat readiness and air defense.
- Beijing’s Foreign Ministry and the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office condemned the move as violating the one‑China principle and warned of necessary measures to safeguard sovereignty.
- The approval is the first announced U.S. arms sale to Taiwan since President Donald Trump returned to office, following his late‑October meeting with Xi Jinping in South Korea.