Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s US stopover set to irk China

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Although the U.S. does not challenge China’s claim to sovereignty over Taiwan, Washington remains Taiwan’s main source of weapons, with $14 billion in approved arms sales since 2009, and is bound by law to consider threats to the island’s security a matter of “grave concern.”

If Beijing aggressively pursues existing Taipei allies, leveraging its growing economic, military and political clout, the competition could prove too expensive for Taipei and prompt Tsai to seek even deeper ties with the United States.

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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)

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