Update, December 23, 2022 On this date, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. Update, December 15, 2022 On this date, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan, bicameral text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 by a vote of 83-11. […]
Updated Charts: Taiwan Arms Sales 1990-2021 Taiwan Arms Sales notified to Congress from 1990 to August 4, 2021. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) only, in US$ billion and by number of notifications. Sources: – FMS Data from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency at http://www.dsca.mil – Kan, Shirley A., “Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990” Congressional […]
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 […]
Update, December 12, 2017 On this date, President Trump signed the 2018 NDAA into law. Update, November 30, 2017 On this date, Congress submitted the 2018 NDAA to the President for signature. The following Taiwan-related language was included in the final version of the bill: SEC. 1259. Strengthening the Defense Partnership between the United States […]
Updated Chart: Taiwan Arms Sales Notified to Congress, 1990-2017 Shows clearly notification packaging/bundling and the long freeze.