China yesterday denounced the sale of advanced air defence missiles by the US to Taiwan, the first arms deal involving Taipei to be completed under Barack Obama, US president.
The US department of defense awarded late on Wednesday a $968m (€670m, £605m) contract to Lockheed Martin for 253 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles and related hardware. The deal also included the upgrading of Taiwan's existing Patriot missile defence system and the sale of spare parts.
This came despite US frustration with Taipei's move to overturn a recently signed trade deal and opposition to the sale from Beijing.
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