Competing bills to fund U.S. weapons purchase advance to committee

Three competing special budget bills proposed by the Cabinet and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) advanced to committee Friday after months of legislative deadlock over plans to acquire U.S. weapons approved for sale to Taiwan.

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