[Central News Agency] The United States-Taiwan Business Association (USTBC) said today that the U.S. government is considering a plan to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan in order to speed up the handover of weapons and strengthen Taiwan’s intimidation and resistance to China.

Nikkei Asia reported earlier, citing three people familiar with the matter, that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is considering a plan to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan, aimed at increasing the production capacity of U.S.-designed weapons and speeding up the handover. And strengthen the intimidation resistance to China.

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According to reports, a source with direct knowledge of the internal deliberations of the Biden administration admitted that preliminary discussions have begun on the joint production of weapons between Taiwan and the United States.

The model may be to provide technology by US defense companies, manufacture weapons in Taiwan, or use Taiwan-made components to manufacture weapons in the United States.

"This is at the beginning of the process," Rupert Hammond-Chambers, president of the US-Taiwan Chamber of Commerce, a lobbying group that includes many US defense contractors, said of the plan, Reuters reported. .

Han said that it has not yet been determined which weapons will be considered part of the plan, but may focus on providing Taiwan with more munitions, as well as missile technology.

But Han also warned that any such move would require arms manufacturers to obtain co-production licenses from the U.S. State and Defense Departments.

He also said there may be opposition within the U.S. government to co-producing licenses because of unease about approving key technologies to foreign platforms.

"It's a piece of the puzzle, not a game changer," Han Rubo told Reuters.

"The United States is considering all options to ensure the swift transfer of defense capabilities to Taiwan," a State Department spokesman said when asked about the matter.

"The rapid provision and maintenance of Taiwan's defensive weapons by the United States through Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales is critical to Taiwan's security, and we will continue to work with industry," the spokesman said. Support this goal." 1111020