White House tells Cornyn it will consider sale of F-16s to Taiwan

The Obama administration said Friday that it will consider selling new F-16s to Taiwan in a letter to U.S. Senator John Cornyn.

Cornyn lifted his hold on Mark Lippert as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian & Pacific Security Affairs after receiving the letter.

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