Dragon’s senses will fly away, Taiwan is in a cross mood, will buy 400 American anti-ship missiles

The tension between China and Taiwan is increasing with each passing day. Flight delays were reported in northern Taipei due to the satellite launch by Dragon. At the same time, China has threatened America on the Taiwan issue. Now troubled by the dragon’s antics, Taiwan is also seen in a cross mood. He has made a big deal on American weapons. Taiwan will buy more than 400 American anti-ship Harpoon missiles.

Bloomberg News quoted a trade group leader and people familiar with the matter as saying that Taiwan will buy more than 400 US land-launched Harpoon missiles in the face of a growing threat from China. The Pentagon announced a $1.17 billion contract for 400 anti-ship missiles on April 7 without naming the buyer and said production was expected to be complete by March 2029.

The Pentagon declined to comment directly on the deal, but said the United States would continue to provide Taiwan with the necessary defense equipment and services to enable it to maintain an adequate self-defense capability. In 2020, Taiwan said it planned to purchase land-based Boeing-built Harpoon anti-ship missiles as part of its military modernization efforts. When asked about the news report, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang said at a regular media conference that the ministry had previously disclosed information about the purchase, adding that it was “confident” that the deal Will continue as per schedule.