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the inspector general of the u.s. department of defense recently released a report pointing out that the arms taiwan received from the united states in december last year under the "presidential appropriations authority" included expired ammunition, messy packaging, and damp and moldy bulletproof vests.

recently, the inspector general of the u.s. department of defense conducted an inventory and tracking of the arms provided to taiwan by the united states in accordance with the "presidential appropriations authority" to understand whether the u.s. department of defense has effectively implemented this plan, and submitted a final report on the 11th, pointing out that taiwan received 2.7 million rounds of ammunition, some of which were expired and the packaging of the ammunition was chaotic. in addition, it received 3,000 moldy bulletproof plates, 500 damp and moldy tactical vests, etc.

the report pointed out that more than 340 cargo pallets were stranded at the boarding area of ​​​​quvist air force base for three months and were damaged by rain while waiting for flights to taiwan. the inspector general said that the base’s storage capacity was insufficient, causing the military equipment to be affected by bad weather.

according to the investigation, the u.s. department of defense sent 120 of the 340 cargo pallets affected by rain to taiwan in december 2023. these cargo pallets contained damp and moldy bulletproof vests. taiwan also received 2.7 million rounds of ammunition, including some expired, loose and improperly packaged items. taiwan had to spend weeks disassembling, air-drying and inventorying these damp and moldy equipment.

the report also cited the american institute in taiwan（AIT）the head of the security cooperation group said that the state of those armaments did nottaiwan's senior defense officialmakes a good impression, because those ammo boxes look like the u.s. military emptied them of stuff they themselves didn't want.

after the news came out, some taiwanese netizens were sarcastically saying, "taiwan is paying the united states for being an arms dump," and "causing inflammation through rusty warheads, this is a 'clever' trick." others denounced, "don't fantasize about the united states and japan sending troops anymore," and "is the dpp just going to keep silent and be the scapegoat?"

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald