Rubio: Taiwan arms sales constrained by US needs, industrial base

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U.S. Secretary of State Rubio stated that arms sales to Taiwan are constrained by broader U.S. military needs and industrial capacity. The sales are not considered solely in isolation but balanced against global strategic demands.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are in part constrained by Washington’s potential military needs in other parts of the world and the industrial base.  “People think … we view arm sales through the limited vacuum of the one particular place. A lot of this also involves balancing…