WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Sunday (Sep 29) authorised US$567 million in defence help for Taiwan, the White Home mentioned, as China ramps up political and army stress on the self-ruled island.
Whereas america doesn’t formally recognise Taiwan diplomatically, it’s Taipei’s key companion and main supplier of weapons – some extent of consternation for Beijing, which has repeatedly known as on Washington to cease arming the island, which it claims is a part of its territory.
In a quick assertion, the White Home mentioned Biden had delegated the secretary of state “to direct the drawdown of as much as US$567 million in defence articles and providers of the Division of Protection, and army schooling and coaching, to offer help to Taiwan”.
It didn’t give particulars of the bundle, which is sort of twice the dimensions of the US$345 million in defence assist authorised in July final yr.
America in April this yr authorised billions in army help for Taiwan within the face of an more and more assertive China.
Beijing has often expressed anger at worldwide assist for Taipei and accused Washington of meddling in its affairs.
