The US official announced on Wednesday (February 21) local time that the potential military sales case of Taiwan ’s total value of US $ 75 million (S $ 1077 million) has been approved by the US State Department.
According to Reuters, the US Department of Defense reported that the military sales case involved equipment related to the planning of advanced tactical data chain systems.
The National Defense Safety Cooperation Agency of the US Department of Defense on Wednesday has a potential military sales case and informs the US Congress.However, the move of the National Defense and Security Cooperation Bureau does not mean that the relevant contracts have been signed or related negotiations have been completed.
The Taiwan Foreign Ministry issued a press release on the official website on Thursday (22) to confirm that they received the official notice from the US government that the US administrative department has notified Congress to the "" "" "The Link-16 system promotes preliminary planning. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has highly welcomed this and thanked the US government for continued to implement a security commitment to Taiwan based on the Taiwan Relations Law and the" six guarantees ".
The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this is the 13th degree of the Bayeng government since taking office in 2021, and it has been announced to Taiwan's military sales.The demand for national defense attaches great importance to help strengthen Taiwan's defense and scare ability.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that in the face of mainland China to increase the coercion of Taiwan's military pressure and gray areas, "Taiwan will continue to work hardThe people's well -being and freedom and democracy; at the same time, it will continue to deepen the close security partnership of Taiwan and the United States, to jointly defend the rules -based international order, and maintain the peace, stability and prosperity of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo -Pacific region. "
The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan also introduced on the official website that this military sales case will be invited to the United States to integrate the data link upgrade of the Taiwan military's finger management and emotional monitoring system, carry out overall planning and completion part of the partial priority upgradeOperations to improve the effectiveness of the existing combat image, establish military interoperability, and play a joint combat power.
The official announcement of the U.S. official military sales was approved by the US State Department. It is just the chairman of the US House of Representatives Gragel to visit Taiwan.The US Congress delegation will visit Taiwan from Thursday to Saturday (24th).