U.S. approves potential $750 million weapons sale to Taiwan

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $750 million weapons sale to Taiwan, the government said Wednesday, in a move that drew a swift objection from Beijing and could add pressure to already strained U.S.-China ties.The potential deal includes 40 self-propelled howitzer artillery systems and related equipment and serves "U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient's continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability," the Defense Security Cooperation Agency under the Defense Department said in a news r…READ FULL ARTICLE