US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system
Taipei, Taiwan AP —
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system, in a move sure to anger China.