The U.S. has announced a historic 345 million dollar weapons package for Taiwan. The deal comes after high profile visits by American officials to Beijing meant to thaw out the icy relations between the two sides. How will this move by Washington impact those diplomatic efforts? What does the U.S. hope to achieve by changing Taiwan into an ammunition depot? What could be the consequences not only for China and the U.S., but also for the Asia-Pacific region and the whole world?