Taiwan is getting its US weaponry—but years behind schedule
Live MintTAIPEI—Taiwan hailed the arrival of its first state-of-the-art American tanks this week, celebrating what it described as “the world’s greatest war machine." Less prominently mentioned was the long wait that preceded the arrival of the 38 Abrams tanks: Taiwan placed the order five years ago in June 2019, during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. According to the original plan, the Taiwanese military was to receive its first batch of cutting-edge M1A2 Abrams tanks in 2022, replacing the Vietnam War-era Patton tanks that Taiwan’s army has relied on for decades. Now, as Trump prepares to return to the White House, Western and Taiwanese defense analysts say that Taiwan’s backlog of arms deliveries—including F-16V jet fighters and TOW antitank missiles—is likely to clear up somewhat. “There’s this question of, like, do you think Taiwan buys political goodwill or does it actually buy useful military capabilities that could be delivered fast?"
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