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

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New practice would expedite transportation to land arsenic China steps up subject pressure

A Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missile launches from a vas during a subject drill successful May. The missile is developed by Taiwan and produced with U.S. technology. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP)

RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei unit writerOctober 19, 2022 19:00 JSTUpdated connected October 20, 2022 08:50 JST | U.S.

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 Communist Party's 20th National Congress, which volition proceed until Oct. 22, and helium whitethorn further ratchet up subject unit connected Taiwan.