Arming Taiwan: A New Front in Washington Beijing Tensions The Biden administration is poised to make a decision with significant implications for Sino US relations: whether to approve a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
This move would likely be met with consternation from Beijing, which has long opposed any military aid to Taipei. At the heart of this controversy are complex historical and geopolitical factors.
Since 1979, when Washington switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing, Taiwan has had to navigate its precarious position as a self governing island with no formal ties to the international community.