U.S. announces $567 million military aid package for Taiwan

Source: Japan Times

In a statement, U.S. President Joe Biden ordered his secretary of state to “direct the drawdown of up to $567 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to provide assistance to Taiwan.”

The order means the U.S. will directly ship its own weapon stocks to Taiwan, a move it has employed often to support Ukraine’s war effort in its fight to beat back Russia’s invasion.
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While it is not unusual for the U.S. to skimp on details of aid to Taiwan considering the issue’s sensitivity, media reports said the latest security assistance will fund training, stockpiles, anti-armor weapons, air defense and multidomain awareness.

This would also include drones that are crucial to the U.S. and Taiwanese strategy for defending the island. That “asymmetric” strategy hinges on making the price of invading the island too high for China’s massive military.


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