"This body upholds the principle of placing national security first and firmly defending territorial integrity. Han urged the government to provide a delivery schedule so parliament can review it."
"Taiwan's Defense Ministry had warned opposition parties that if the weapons deals with the US were not signed by Sunday, Taiwan would risk losing its place in the production and delivery queue."
"The Defense Ministry had defended the deals, saying they were prepared through a rigorous project approval process to meet the military's requirements."
Taiwan's parliament unanimously approved four weapons deals worth approximately $9 billion with the United States, part of a larger $11 billion arms package announced by Washington in December. The approved weapons include TOW anti-tank missiles, M109A7 self-propelled howitzers, Javelin missiles, and HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. Parliament speaker Han Kuo-yu emphasized the decision prioritizes national security and territorial integrity. The Defense Ministry warned that failure to approve the deals by Sunday would jeopardize Taiwan's position in production and delivery queues. However, the package remains controversial, as President Lai Ching-te's proposed $40 billion special defense budget has stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament, with lawmakers criticizing the proposals as unclear and amounting to blank checks.
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