China denounced the United States for approving a massive $11.1 billion weapons package for Taiwan, warning that the deal risks turning the island into a "powder keg" and driving the region toward "military confrontation and war."The unprecedented sale includes 82 HIMARS launchers paired with 420 ATACMS long-range missiles — a combination that would give Taiwan new deep-strike capability across the Taiwan Strait — along with 60 self-propelled howitzers, advanced UAV systems, military software packages, and anti-armor weapons.Beijing accused Taiwan’s leadership of "seeking independence through...

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