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recently, the u.s. state department approved a batch of arms sales to taiwan worth us$228 million. after this news was announced, tensions in the taiwan strait may escalate again. however, this time, opposition also erupted on the island of taiwan, and a drama of "u.s.-taiwan fighting" was staged.

opposition comes from the island: if taiwan withdraws, it will angrily criticize the united states

according to taiwan media reports, former taiwan air force deputy commander zhang yanting denounced the u.s. arms sales in public, believing that this simply pushed taiwan into a dilemma.

zhang yanting said that the united states has three major problems with its arms sales to taiwan: first, the latest weapons are not sold; second, the delivery of goods that have been paid for has been delayed; third, unnecessary inventory is given to us, and taiwan is he became the "biggest victim" in this arms sales deal.

(the united states owes taiwan a large amount of arms)

in fact, it is nothing new for the united states to make small moves in its arms sales to taiwan. the delivery cycle of u.s. arms sales to taiwan is often much longer than normal, with some equipment even having to wait as long as ten years.

in 2017, taiwan purchased agm-154c gliding guided bombs from the united states. it did not receive a production contract until 2024. production will not begin until at least 2027, and the delivery time is even further away.