The United States will announce new arms sales to Taiwan before the end of this year.

According to the US-based Foreign Policy magazine on Saturday, the Obama administration is getting ready to announce a package of arms sales to Taiwan.

The report said the package includes Black Hawk helicopters, but not F-16 fighter jets or submarines.

According to the report, the Obama administration has been extremely careful about the issue of arms sales to Taiwan, for fear of complicating the relations between Washington and Beijing. But the Obama administration has also reiterated that it would adhere to the Taiwan Relations Act, which pledges that the US will help Taiwan defend itself.

China opposes any arms sales to Taiwan. Beijing regards Taiwan as part of its territory even though the two sides have been ruled separately for 60 years.