U.S. in talks with Taiwan to co-produce American weapons: sources - Nikkei Asia

WASHINGTON -- The Biden medication is considering a program to jointly nutrient weapons with Taiwan, according to 3 radical acquainted with the plan. It aims to summation accumulation capableness for U.S.-designed arms, velocity their transportation and fortify deterrence toward China.

"There has been a alteration successful the attack from Beijing toward Taiwan successful caller years," said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken astatine an Oct. 17 lawsuit successful California. "A cardinal determination [has been made] that the presumption quo was nary longer acceptable, and that Beijing was determined to prosecute reunification [with Taiwan] connected a overmuch faster timeline." Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to person an unprecedented 3rd word arsenic person astatine the 20th Communist Party Congress, which volition proceed until Oct. 22, and helium whitethorn further ratchet up subject unit connected Taiwan.