The deadly weapon that made Ukraine cry, Trump is giving it to Taiwan, but if he sees China’s warehouse, he will cry.

America is already almost at war with Venezuela. Now he has also opened a front against China. The reason for this was the big decision taken regarding Taiwan. On December 17, 2025, the Donald Trump administration approved a major arms deal for Taiwan worth about $11.1 billion. This is said to be the largest American arms package for Taiwan so far, that too at a time when America’s relations with China are already going through a period of tension.

The US State Department and the Pentagon announced this deal. This includes a total of 8 different weapons and military systems agreements, which are aimed at strengthening Taiwan’s defense capability, especially at a time when China is increasing pressure on Taiwan in this region. America said that this deal will help Taiwan to modernize its military and maintain its defense posture. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has expressed happiness over this decision but China must have been enraged.

What is included in the weapon package?

• 82 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System)
• 420 ATACMS medium-range missiles, which have also been used in the Ukraine war. Biden had given it to Ukraine, which helped it a lot in the initial phase of the war. The total price is more than 4 billion dollars.
• 60 self-propelled howitzer systems and their associated military equipment, worth more than $4 billion.
• Drone systems worth over $1 billion, including Altus Loitering Munitions.
• Military software and digital systems worth over $1 billion
• Javelin and TOW anti-tank missiles worth more than $700 million
• Apart from this, helicopter spare parts worth 96 million dollars
• Harpoon Missile Refurbishment Kit worth $91 million

With the help of these weapons, America wants to strengthen Taiwan’s defense against China. Let us tell you that recently China has said many times that it has authority over Taiwan and whoever challenges it will teach it a lesson. Not only this, when Japan’s new Prime Minister Takaichi made a statement on Taiwan’s sovereignty, the Chinese diplomat even threatened to slit her throat.

What are the weapons in China’s quiver, what are their weapons?

• The PLA Rocket Force has the PHL-16, which is an improved MLRS. It has greater range than HIMARS/ATACMS, making it possible to attack Taiwanese launchers from a safe distance from the mainland. China has targeted mockups like HIMARS in exercises.
• PHL-16 launcher, which is a DF-17 hypersonic glide vehicle missile. Advanced air defense ballistic missiles like HQ-9 and HQ-22, which can intercept rockets and drones. China against saturation attack
  Integrated air defense network has been created, which is almost irrefutable.
• The PCL-181 vehicle-mounted 155mm howitzer is light, highly maneuverable and available in large numbers. China has huge tube and rocket artillery which can launch an effective attack before Taiwan can launch a saturated attack.
• These are man-portable, fire-and-forget/top-attack systems, effective against armored landings, against Javelin and TOW anti-tank missiles. The HJ-12 (Red Arrow-12) is a direct third-generation counter with a portable, fire-and-forget, top-attack tandem warhead, capable of penetrating up to 1,100mm RHA. It is cheap and widely deployed. There is a wire guided option like the older HJ-8 TOW.
• DF-21D and DF-26 ballistic missiles, known as aircraft carrier killers. The DF-26 has a range of up to 4,000 km, which is a threat to Taiwan and the navies that come to its aid.
• Type-055 stealth destroyer is China’s most powerful warship. 112 vertical launch systems, air defense, anti-ship and land attack capability.
• Talking about Amphibious Assault Ships (Type-075), it is capable of carrying thousands of soldiers, tanks and helicopters. If there is ever a ground war against Taiwan, this could prove to be a game changer.

Why did America give weapons to Taiwan?

Although by giving arms to Taiwan, they cannot stop China by directly confronting them, but they can prolong this conflict. In any possible conflict with Taiwan, China has many lethal and high-tech weapons, which show its military advantage, but America only wants to strengthen Taiwan’s security situation so that this conflict is not one-sided.