The United States might sell arms to Taiwan at the end of this year, said Mark Stokes, executive director of the Washington-based think tank Project 2049 Institute.
Stokes made the remarks after attending a seminar that was centered on how Chinese president Xi Jinping's recent visit to the United States would affect Taiwan, an event which was organized by the Washington-based think tank, the Hudson Institute.
With presidential elections in both the US and Taiwan looming, Stokes said it would be better for America to sell arms to Taiwan sooner rather than later. He predicted that it could be possible that US President Barack Obama will notify Congress of plans for a new arms sale package to Taiwan between now and the end of this year.
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