The Pentagon announced that the US State Foreign Affairs has proposed to provide military technical support services for Taiwan worth about US $ 108 million.

The Pentagon said Taiwan requires replacement and repair parts for tanks and combat vehicles, as well as US and US contractors.

This proposal will contribute to maintenance of small vehicles, weapons, combat weapons system of the recipient and supplement the logistics support items, thereby increasing the ability to cope with the current threats.

Proposals will also enhance Taiwan's military interaction with the US and other allies.

The US State Department does not say whether a contract has been signed or the negotiations have ended.

Faced with growing threats from China, proper maintenance is as important as new equipment and weapons, the agency said.

The F-16 fighter jet rehearsed at a military base in Tan Truc, north of Taiwan in July 2015.

According to the sale process of weapons and defense equipment of the US, the regional security office and the transfer of weapons under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate with the Ministry of Defense's defense and security cooperation agency to approve the proposal.

The United States has an unofficial relations with Taiwan, but the US law requires Washington to provide Taiwan for vehicles to defend themselves.

Many US governments have called on Taiwan to modernize the military to become a hedgehog that China cannot attack and support the sale of cheap and mobile weapons for Taipei.

However, some US business groups have criticized the policy of selling weapons of the Biden government, saying that it is too limited and does not solve the challenges that China has set.

China considers Taiwan as a part of the territory waiting for unity and ready to use force if necessary.

In addition to flights close to the island with a record high aircraft, the Chinese military also conducted many amphibious rehearsals in the area near Taiwan.

China's tough message at Shangri-La dialogue and the Ukraine crisis made many Taiwanese people worry about the risk of conflict broke out in the strait.

The United States sells $ 120 million for spare parts and equipment for Taiwanese defense forces to maintain the operations of water surface warships.