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flag Taiwan’s main parties approve U.S. arms deals, including HIMARS, to maintain defense readiness and U.S. alliance amid spending delays.

flag Taiwan’s three main political parties agreed to let the government sign four U.S. arms sales deals—including TOW missiles, M109A7 howitzers, Javelin missiles, and HIMARS—despite delays in approving $40 billion in defense spending. flag The move, prompted by U.S. warnings that missed deadlines could delay deliveries, aims to maintain Taiwan’s priority in U.S. defense production queues. flag The deadline to sign the HIMARS agreement is March 26, with others approaching. flag While opposition lawmakers had raised concerns over spending transparency and proposed cheaper alternatives, both sides now support advancing the deals to preserve military readiness and U.S. strategic alignment.

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