US approves $1 billion in new arms sales to Taiwan

WASHINGTON: The US government announced approval Wednesday to sell $1 billion worth of advanced air-to-ground missiles to 

Taiwan

 as the island shores up its defenses against the threat from China.

The State Department said it had agreed to sell 135 of the AGM-84H SLAM-ER missiles, precision-guided, air-launched cruise missiles, and related equipment.