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US announces planned $2.37 billion weapon sale to Taiwan

by Robert Burns
| October 27, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday notified Congress of plans for a $2.37 billion sale of Harpoon missile systems to Taiwan just hours after Beijing announced sanctions on U.S. defense contractors, including Boeing, the lead contractor on the Harpoon deal.

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