(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 03 SEPT - As announced in recent days, the Biden administration has approved the sale of arms to Taiwandi for 1.1 billion dollars.
The package, the State Department announced, includes 60 Agm-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles for 355 million and 100 Aim-9XBlock II Sidewinder air-to-air missiles for 85.6 million, plus 655.4 million for the extension of a contract. for radar surveillance.
Beijing for its part has threatened the United States with "countermeasures" if it does not give up the new arms sale to Taiwan that it has just announced: the spokesman for its embassy in Washington said.
"China will resolutely take the legitimate and necessary countermeasures in light of the situation," spokesman Liu Pengyu said in a statement.
The news comes as China continues to send ships and aircraft carriers to the Taiwan Strait, after the visit of the US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi.
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