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The approval of the sale, made possible by the Taiwan Relations Act, comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing, which for weeks has been making <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/dozens-chinese-military-planes-vessels-taiwan-waters-airspace" target="_blank">near-daily incursions</a> into the island nation’s sea and airspace. &nbsp;

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The Pentagon has approved the potential $619 million sale of F-16 munitions and related equipment to Taiwan amid heightened tensions with Beijing.

US approves sale of F-16s munitions, other military equipment to Taiwan

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