- President Joe Biden agreed Friday to provide $571.3 million in defense assistance to Taiwan, the White House said.
- The State Department approved the possible sale of $265 million worth of military equipment to the island.
- This follows what Taiwan last week described as China’s largest buildup of naval forces in three decades around Taiwan and in the East and South China Seas.
President Joe Biden agreed on Friday to provide $571.3 million in defense assistance to Taiwan, the White House said, while the State Department approved the possible sale of $265 million in military equipment to the island.
The United States is required by law to provide it The Chinese claimed Taiwan with the means to defend itself despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei, to the constant anger of Beijing.
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China has stepped up Military pressure against Taiwanincluding daily military activities near the island and two rounds of war games this year.
President Joe Biden agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense assistance to Taiwan on December 20, 2024, the White House said. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
Taiwan reacted with alarm last week China’s largest concentration of naval forces in three decades around Taiwan and in the East and South China Seas.
Biden has given the secretary of state authority to “order the use of up to $571.3 million in Department of Defense articles and services, as well as military education and training, to support Taiwan,” the White House said in a statement without providing any details.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry thanked the United States for its “strong security guarantee” and said in a statement that the two sides would continue to cooperate closely on security issues to ensure peace in the Taiwan Strait.
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The Pentagon said the State Department has approved the possible sale of command, control, communications and computer modernization equipment worth about $265 million to Taiwan.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the sale of the equipment will help improve its command and control systems.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry also said Saturday that the U.S. government had approved parts for a 76mm autocannon worth $30 million, which would increase the island’s ability to combat China’s “gray zone” war.
