WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Sunday (Sep 29) permitted US$567 million in defence help for Taiwan, the White Home mentioned, as China ramps up political and navy strain on the self-ruled island.
Whereas the US doesn’t formally recognise Taiwan diplomatically, it’s Taipei’s key associate and main supplier of weapons – a degree of consternation for Beijing, which has repeatedly referred to 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 companies of the Division of Protection, and navy training and coaching, to supply help to Taiwan”.
It didn’t give particulars of the package deal, which is almost twice the scale of the US$345 million in defence assist permitted in July final 12 months.
The US in April this 12 months permitted billions in navy assist for Taiwan within the face of an more and more assertive China.
Beijing has frequently expressed anger at worldwide assist for Taipei and accused Washington of meddling in its affairs.
