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US to establish joint arms production with Taiwan

Asia (bbabo.net), - The United States does not exclude the joint production of certain types of American weapons with Taiwan. This was stated at a regular briefing by White House spokesman John Kirby, reports today, October 21, TASS.

The plans of the United States to establish a joint production of American weapons with Taiwan were reported on Wednesday by the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei. According to the newspaper, the transfer of American military technologies to Taiwanese arms manufacturers was discussed in the Washington administration. In addition, as noted in the publication, an option is being studied that provides for the release of weapons in the United States, but using components manufactured in Taiwan. Preparations for US-Taiwan cooperation in this area will continue in 2023, the newspaper writes.

“I can tell you that we remain committed to assisting Taiwan in self-defense. And we will always be open to considering securing this together with Taiwan. But I don’t have anything specific about this message, ”said John Kirby on this occasion.

However, the Pentagon declined to comment on this topic.

“I must refer you to the White House on this matter. I do not have any information on this account, ”said Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for the US Department of Defense.

Meanwhile, Washington's intention to provide Taiwan with all the necessary types of weapons was confirmed by the deputy head of the press service of the State Department, Vedant Patel.

"The United States is considering all available options to ensure the transfer of defense assets to Taiwan as quickly as possible," he said.

A similar statement was made by the leadership of the US-Taiwan Business Council, saying that we are talking about "the very beginning of the process."

US to establish joint arms production with Taiwan