.POTUS's administration plans to send a $500 million military aid package to Taiwan, SecDef told lawmakers. This new aid will include weapons from existing US stockpiles, though it's unknown what weapons will be part of the delivery.
This new aid will include weapons from existing U.S. stockpiles under the Presidential Drawdown Authority, though it's unknown what weapons will be part of the delivery."That's critical in our efforts to provide Taiwan what it needs to forge self defense going forward," he said in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee."You are correct.
China views Taiwan, a self-governed island of roughly 24 million people, as its own territory and has continued to increase its military pressure on it while working to modernize its armed forces quickly. Chinese officials have said they are open to the possibility of pursuing"reunification" of Taiwan with the mainland by force.
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