The US has approved a $______ billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan.

  • A. $1.1 billion
  • B. $1.9 billion
  • C. $1.4 billion
  • D. $1.0 billion

Correct Answer: A. $1.1 billion

The US State Department has approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, with China threatening to take countermeasures. The Pentagon announced the package on 2 September 2022 in the wake of China`s aggressive military drills around Taiwan following a visit to the island last month by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking US official to travel to Taipei in years.

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