{"id":20645,"date":"2026-05-23T09:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=20645"},"modified":"2026-05-23T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:47:37","slug":"ssia-ne-zupyniaiut-prodazh-zbroi-tayvaniu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/ssia-ne-zupyniaiut-prodazh-zbroi-tayvaniu\/","title":{"rendered":"US continues arms sales to Taiwan worth $14bn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arms sales to Taiwan by the US continue despite the military conflict with Iran. Operations in the region are not affecting the approval of billions of dollars worth of deals, officials say. Taiwan has not received any reports of delays in deliveries.<\/p>\n<h2>Basic context<\/h2>\n<p>US arms sales to Taiwan are not suspended due to <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/economics\/vijna-iranu-pokazala-slabke-mistse-ekonomiky-tramp\/\">war with Iran<\/a>, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/us-arms-sales-taiwan-unrelated-iran-war-source-says-2026-05-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuters<\/a>. The deal, which could be worth up to $14 billion, is in the process of being approved, which takes years.<\/p>\n<p>The source stressed that \u00abthese sales have been going on for years and are not related to the Epic Fury deal\u00bb, <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/world\/cnn-ssha-izrail-udary-iran-24-hodyny-zahroza\/\">military campaign<\/a> The US and Israeli military campaign against Iran, launched in February. It added that the US military has sufficient ammunition to meet President Trump's strategic goals.<\/p>\n<h2>Political and security context<\/h2>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/world\/tramp-zavershyv-perehovory-si-tszinpin-kytai\/\">meetings<\/a> <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> with C <strong>Jinping<\/strong> doubts arose about the approval of the sale, as the US president expressed uncertainty at the time. However, sources say that the decision will be made soon.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan has confirmed that it has not received any information about delays in arms deliveries. The island's government rejects <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/politics\/taiwan-nezalezhnist-trump-kytai\/\">China's claims<\/a> sovereignty over Taiwan and stresses that only the people of Taiwan will determine their future.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact on international relations<\/h2>\n<p>USA <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/world\/trump-prypynennia-pidtrymky-taiwaniu\/\">are obliged to<\/a> under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, to provide Taiwan with the means of self-defence. China has persistently demanded that the arms shipments stop, but the US policy of supporting Taiwan remains unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Continued arms sales strengthen Taiwan's position in the conflict with China and demonstrate strategic support from the United States. It also reflects the broader geopolitical dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region, where conflicts and tensions between major powers remain high.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0436 \u0437\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0457 \u0422\u0430\u0439\u0432\u0430\u043d\u044e \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0442\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0454 \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0440\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0444\u043b\u0456\u043a\u0442 \u0437 \u0406\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043e\u043c. \u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0457 \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0456 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u043f\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0443\u0433\u043e\u0434 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0456\u043b\u044c\u044f\u0440\u0434\u0438 \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0456\u0432, \u0437\u0430\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0436\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c 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