US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, angering China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones. The statement has drawn an angry response from China. The State Department announced the sales late Wednesday (Dec. 17, 2025) during a nationally televised address by the Republican president, who made scant mention of foreign policy issues and did not speak to trade or other issues with China. The eight arms sales agreements cover 82 high-mobility artillery rocket systems and 420 Army Tactical Missile Systems, similar to what the U.S. had been providing Ukraine during President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration to defend itself from Russia.