US announces $11bn weapons sale to Taiwan

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US announces $11bn weapons sale to Taiwan

The deal, one of the largest ever, includes rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers and various missiles

The Trump administration has announced a huge arms sale worth around $11bn (£8.2bn) to Taiwan, which includes advanced rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers and a variety of missiles.

This package, which still needs to be approved by the US Congress, will be the second arms sale to Taiwan since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January.

China, which sees self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province, condemned the move, saying it "severely undermines China's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity".

Taiwan's defence ministry thanked the US and said the deal would help the island in "rapidly building robust deterrence capabilities".