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In response, Sun Fangfang, spokesperson for the defense department of the Taiwan authorities, stated on the 6th that the price list originally agreed upon in the arms sales case had provisions that as long as the shipment was made before the final year, it would be considered normal.
Sun Fangfang further stated that although the initial progress has fallen behind, both sides have communicated and coordinated through smooth channels at multiple levels, and are confident in carrying out military sales operations in accordance with the provisions of the price proposal.
The "Taiwan resilience Enhancement Act" in the "Defense Authorization Act" passed by the United States last year requires the US Government to report to Congress on the US arms transport plan to Taiwan and the state of Taiwan's defense.
The National Review obtained the non confidential part of the US State Department report, which stated that although the Pentagon's Defense and Security Cooperation Agency and other agencies are prioritizing arms sales to Taiwan as much as possible, limited resources are causing sustained pressure.
The report also mentions a series of estimated delivery times for other important military sales to Taiwan, including the Javelin missile from 2023 to 2024, the Hamas multiple rocket system from 2024 to 2025, and other $25 million US military sales to foreign countries, many of which have delayed delivery times.
For example, Taiwan has purchased 66 new F-16V fighter jets. The first batch of aircraft was originally scheduled to be delivered in the third quarter of this year, but it has been postponed until the end of 2025. The number of the first batch is uncertain, but Taiwan's defense department emphasized that the US side said it will deliver all the aircraft according to the agreement by the end of 2026.
In addition, Brian Blake, Senior Policy Advisor on China Affairs at the Heritage Foundation, a US think tank, recently stated that the arms sales to Taiwan worth approximately $19 billion have been delayed for several years.
In this regard, netizens on the island commented that "dealing with the United States to buy arms has become a painful and distasteful thing, and it has even become the absurdity of Taiwan's self-humiliation."there is no need for enemies with such 'friends'."