Guards raise Taiwan’s national flag on the Democracy Boulevard at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on Nov. 29, 2024. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and two opposition parties agreed March 12 to authorize the government to sign agreements with the United States for four arms sales packages following cross-party talks.
The four packages to be signed for include M109A7 self-propelled howitzers, Lockheed Martin-made Javelin missiles, TOW anti-tank missiles, and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). Together, they make up the bulk of an $11.1 billion arms sale announced by the Trump administration in December.
