Report Says Taiwan Asking for Long-range Missiles from US
Tensions reaching boiling point amid Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s August plan to visit Taiwan
By: Jens Kastner
Taiwan has been seeking to obtain long-range missiles that could attack Beijing and Shanghai from the U.S. for several years, with the two sides failing to reach a consensus in high-level talks in the autumn of last year, reflecting US concerns that it would worsen badly strained relations with China.
But Taiwanese media recently cited un…
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