WASHINGTON — American officials are intensifying efforts to build a giant stockpile of weapons in Taiwan after studying recent
naval and air force exercises by the Chinese military around the island, according to current and former officials.
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U.S. officials are determining the quantity and types of weapons sold to Taiwan by quietly telling Taiwanese officials and American arms makers that they will reject orders for some large systems in favor of a greater number of smaller, more mobile weapons. The Biden administration announced on Sept. 2 that it had approved its
sixth weapons package for Taiwan — a $1.1 billion sale that includes 60 Harpoon coastal antiship missiles. U.S. officials are also discussing how to streamline the sale-and-delivery process.