Trump administration grants license for Taiwan submarine project: report

The Trump administration has approved the marketing license required for American manufacturers to sell technology to Taiwan that would allow for building domestic submarines, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported on Saturday. The news agency said Taiwan Ministry of National Defense Chen Chung-chi confirmed that the U.S. Department of State had agreed to grant the license needed to sell the technology to Taiwan that it would need to build its own submarine. The U.S. State Department declined to confirm the details of the news report.