Potential arms sale to Taiwan could put China’s east coast in the crosshairs
A potential weapons sale from the U.S. broadens Taiwan's options to mount not only a ground-based counterstrike in the event of Chinese ballistic missile attack on the island, but would also enable it to disrupt a potential Chinese invasion by striking ports, air bases and other military targets across the Taiwan Strait.
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