Taiwan to Purchase US Anti-Ship and Air-to-Air Missiles for $1.1 Billion

Flags of Taiwan and United States are placed for a meeting between U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce speaks and with Su Chia-chyuan, President of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 27, 2018. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Taiwan on Friday welcomed its sixth prospective arms deal with the United States under the Biden administration, which will include anti-ship and air-to-air missiles, amid China’s military threats.

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement that it had delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible arms sale, which totaled $1.106 billion.