EXCLUSIVE-U.S. preparing to sell over $2 billion in weapons to Taiwan, testing China - sources
The potential sale included 108 General Dynamics Corp M1A2 Abrams tanks worth around $2 billion as well as anti-tank munitions, three of the sources said. For many years, Taiwan has been interested in refreshing its existing U.S.-made battle tank inventory which includes M60 Patton tanks.
The United States is the sole arms supplier to Taiwan, which China deems its own and has never renounced the use of force to bring the self-ruled island under its control. (Reporting by Mike Stone and Patricia Zengerle in Washington; Editing by Mary Milliken, Chizu Nomiyama and Lisa Shumaker)
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