- President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support to Taiwan, the White House said.
- The State Department approved the potential sale of $265 million worth of military equipment to the island.
- This comes after what Taiwan said was China's largest naval buildup in three decades around Taiwan and in the East China Sea and South China Sea last week.
President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support to Taiwan, the White House said, while the State Department approved the potential sale to the island of $265 million worth of military equipment.
The United States is obligated by law to provide Taiwan, which is claimed by China With the means to defend itself despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei, which has drawn Beijing's continuing anger.
Trump government chooses Taiwan and sends a strong signal to China
Democratically ruled Taiwan rejects China's claims of sovereignty.
China has stepped up Military pressure on TaiwanIncluding daily military activities near the island and two rounds of war games this year.
The White House said President Joe Biden agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support to Taiwan on December 20, 2024. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/archive photo)
Taiwan was placed on alert last week in response to what it said was The largest build-up of naval forces in China In three decades around Taiwan and in the East and South China Seas.
The White House said in a statement that Biden delegated to the Secretary of State the authority “to direct the withdrawal of up to $571.3 million in defense materials and services to the Department of Defense and Military Education and Training to provide assistance to Taiwan.” Statement without providing details.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry thanked the United States for its “strict security guarantees,” saying in a statement that the two sides will continue to work closely on security issues to ensure peace in the Taiwan Strait.
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Pentagon He said the State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of about $265 million worth of command, control, communications and computer modernization equipment.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said the sale of the equipment would help modernize its command and control systems.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry also said on Saturday that the US government had approved the purchase of $30 million worth of parts for a 76mm automatic cannon that it said would bolster the island's ability to confront China's “gray zone” warfare.
