The first shipment of American “Abrams” tanks arrived in Taiwan

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, citing France 24, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense announced that this island received the first shipment of Abrams tanks from America has received.

In the statement of Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense, it is stated that 38 of the MM tanks 1 AI 2, the first shipment of 108 of which was ordered in 2019, arrived in Taiwan late yesterday and was sent to an army training base in Hinchu” It is located in the south of Taipei.

These tanks are the first armored vehicles to be sent to Taiwan in the last 30 years. The army of the island of Taiwan currently has one thousand tanks “CM11 Brio Tiger built on this island and also “MM 60 AI 3″ is in possession of American production, which is technologically are increasingly obsolete.

Abrams tanks which include are the heaviest tanks in the world, they are considered among the strengths of the US military. Taiwan, which faces the constant threat of a possible Chinese attack, relies on the United States to create deterrence against Beijing. China has never rejected the use of military option against this autonomous island.

China considers the island of Taiwan as part of its territory and considers any military support for this island as a violation of the “One China” principle. Beijing, in response to America’s tension-causing actions in the Taiwan Strait, has conducted large-scale naval and air military exercises around this island in recent years.