Biden has authorized $571M in defense support for Taiwan

• President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in aid to Taiwan, the White House said.
• The State Department has approved the possible sale of $265 million worth of military equipment to the island.
• This follows what Taiwan said was China’s largest naval buildup in three decades around Taiwan and the East and South China Seas last week.

President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in aid to Taiwan, the White House said, while the State Department approved the possible sale of $265 million worth of military equipment to the island.

The United States is bound by law to give Taiwan, which is called by China, a means of self-defense despite the lack of formal relations between Washington and Taipei, to the continued anger of Beijing.

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Democratic Taiwan rejects China’s claims to sovereignty.

China has increased military pressure against Taiwan, including daily military exercises near the island and two rounds of military exercises this year.

Taiwan continued to raise awareness last week in response to what it said was China’s largest naval buildup in three decades around Taiwan and the East and South China Seas.

Biden has transferred to the Secretary of State the authority to “direct the release of $571.3 million for defense issues and services of the Department of Defense, as well as military education and training, to provide assistance to Taiwan,” the White House said in a statement. statement without giving details.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense thanked the United States for its “strong security guarantee,” in a statement the two sides will continue to cooperate closely on security issues to ensure peace in the Taiwan Strait.

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The Pentagon said the State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of command, control, communications, and computer rehabilitation equipment worth $265 million.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said the sale of the equipment will help improve its command and control systems.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense also said on Saturday that the US government had approved $30 million worth of 76 mm autocannon parts, which it said would improve the island’s ability to fight China’s “gray-zone” war.