Largest U.S. arms package for Taiwan includes HIMARS, howitzers, drones Taiwan aims for asymmetric warfare with U.S. support U.S.-Taiwan arms sales strain U.S.-China relations Taiwan plans $40 billion in extra defence spending TAIPEI/WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday approved $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the largest ever U.S. weapons package for the island which is under increasing military pressure from China.