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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Beijing this month, where he held \u201ccandid, substantive, and constructive discussions on key priorities in the bilateral relationship and on a range of global and regional issues\u201d with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to a State Department release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In particular, the two nations disagree over the status of Taiwan, which China considers a rogue province and has threatened to take back by force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The larger of the two deals, worth $332.2 million, is for 30mm ammunition and related equipment, specifically high-explosive incendiary tracer rounds, multipurpose rounds and training rounds. The principal contractors are Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC in Minnesota and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems in Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe proposed sale will contribute to the sustainment of the recipient\u2019s CM34 Armored Vehicles, enhancing its ability to meet current and future threats,\u201d the release read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other potential sale, worth $108 million, is for \u201ca Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement (CLSSA) Foreign Military Sales Order II (FMSO II) to support the purchase of spare and repair parts for wheeled vehicles, weapons, and other related elements of program support,\u201d the agency noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sales serve \u201cU.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient\u2019s continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability,\u201d a State Department spokesperson said. They also help \u201cimprove the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. has pumped billions of dollars in security assistance into Taiwan in recent years in the hopes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2021\/03\/05\/give-taiwan-consistent-arms-sales-says-indopacom-head\/\" target=\"_blank\">deterring a military assault from China<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress approved $3 billion for the Defense and State departments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/04\/06\/pentagon-to-use-new-taiwan-arms-transfer-authority-similar-to-ukraine\/\">to distribute to Taiwan in the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill<\/a>. The Biden administration also provided $500 million in military aid in May under presidential drawdown authority \u2014 the same executive tool used to transfer weapons and aid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials are currently trying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/08\/25\/chinas-neighbors-are-buying-us-weapons-washington-isnt-delivering\/\">to unclog<\/a> a nearly $19 billion logjam in assistance to Taipei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. is required to \u201cmake available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capabilities,\u201d according to the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. 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