US risks China’s anger after sealing $8bn deal to sell Taiwan 66 fighter jets
Trump administration approves $8bn sale but Beijing says Washington will ‘bear the consequences’
The Trump administration has approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan in a move expected to anger Beijing.
Taiwan will get the latest version of the Lockheed Martin-built fighter, the F-16C/D Block 70, in the $8bn deal, the state department said.