President Joe Biden's administration has approved a first military transfer to Taiwan under the Foreign Military Financing program.
published by Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee stated “Taiwan is already an independent country, under the name Republic of China ”.two U.S. officials said: “The United States has provided Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan for years. FMF simply enables eligible partner nations to purchase U.S. defense articles, services, and training through either FMS or, for a limited number of countries, through the foreign military financing of direct commercial contracts program.
Members of Taiwan’s military reserve force march in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Taiwan has found itself under increasing pressure from Beijing, which views the self-governing island as part of its territory. The notification, a copy of which was obtained by the Associated Press, did not specify what military equipment or systems would be paid for under FMF, which commits U.S. taxpayer dollars to pay for the supply of materiel to foreign countries.
But, it said items that could be covered would include: air and coastal defense systems, armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles, drones, ballistic missile and cyber defenses, and advanced communications equipment. It added that protective gear, an array of small, medium and heavy weapons systems, ammunition, armored and infantry fighting vehicles could also be included.
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