The United States announced on Tuesday that it had approved the sale to Taiwan of four MQ-9 “Reaper” killer drones for 600 million dollars, to strengthen the defense of the island in the midst of tensions with Beijing.
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This sale, if it materializes, will allow Taiwan to
"modernize its armed forces and maintain credible defense capabilities
,
"
the State Department said in a statement.