2019 – Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China
The U.S. Department of Defense has released its annual report to Congress on the military power of China. Press Release: DOD to Release 2019 Report on Military and Security Developments in China Video: Pentagon Releases 2019 Report on China – Randall G. Schriver, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, briefed the media […]
The US-Taiwan Business Council Comments on the April 15, 2019 U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan
The US-Taiwan Business Council Comments on the Proposed Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan of F-16 Pilot Training & Maintenance/Logistics Support The US-Taiwan Business Council today welcomed the announcement of a possible Foreign Military Sale of F-16 Pilot Training and Maintenance/Logistics Support to Taiwan at an estimated cost of US$500 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
The US-Taiwan Business Council Comments on the September 24, 2018 U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan
The US-Taiwan Business Council today welcomed the decision by the U.S. Department of State to announce its approval of a possible Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) to Taiwan for an estimated value of US$330 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certifications notifying Congress of the proposed Taiwan arms sale on September […]
September 24, 2018 – U.S. Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II to Taiwan
On September 24, 2018 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) made the following statement: The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II to provide funds for blanket order requisitions to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) for an estimated cost of $330 […]
2018 – Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China
The U.S. Department of Defense has released its annual report to Congress on the military power of China. 2018 – Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China (PDF) 2018 – Military Power Report Fact Sheet (PDF) Force Modernization for a Taiwan Contingency China appears prepared to defer the use of force […]
Taiwan in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 2019
Update, August 13, 2018 On this date, President Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 into law (Public Law No: 115-232). Update, August 3, 2018 On this date, Congress submitted the 2019 NDAA to the President for signature. The following Taiwan-related language was included in the final version […]