As announced in recent days, the Biden administration has approved the arms sale to Taiwan for $ 1.1 billion .
The package includes 60 Agm-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles for 355 million and 100 Aim-9X Block II Sidewinder air-to-air missiles for 85.6 million, plus 655.4 million for the extension of a contract for radar surveillance .
An act that exacerbates the tension with Beijing, now very high since the visit of the speaker of the US House Nancy Pelosi.
China has threatened the US with " countermeasures " if it does not give up on the arms sale it has just announced. "We will resolutely take the legitimate and necessary countermeasures in light of the situation," Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Beijing continues to send ships and aircraft carriers to the Taiwan Strait.
(Unioneonline / L)