The Biden administration is preparing to provide Taiwan with $567 in military aid as the US continues to ignore China’s red lines related to the island, Defense News reported on Friday.
The weapons package is in the final stages and will be provided through the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which allows the US to ship weapons to other countries directly from US military stockpiles.
The military aid will be the largest PDA package that the US has provided Taiwan. Since Washington severed diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979 as part of a normalization deal with Beijing, the US has always sold weapons to Taiwan but never financed the purchases or provided the arms free of charge until last year.
In 2023, the US gave Taiwan a $345 million arms package using the PDA and provided $80 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to purchase US arms.
The Defense News report said the new $567 million package has been approved by the Pentagon and is awaiting President Biden’s signature. He’s expected to sign it before the 2024 Fiscal Year ends on September 30.
Congress has authorized the provision of $1 billion in PDA for Taiwan each year, and the $95 billion foreign military aid bill Biden signed in April included $1.9 billion that could be used to replenish weapons sent to Taiwan.
The new form of US support for Taiwan has infuriated Chinese officials, who frequently warn the US that the issue is the “first red line” in US-China relations that must not be crossed.
When President Biden signed the foreign military aid bill in April, Beijing warned that new military aid for Taiwan will make a conflict more likely.
“I would like to stress that getting closer militarily between the United States and the Taiwan region will not make the latter safer or save ‘Taiwan independence’ from doom. It will only heighten tensions and the risk of conflict and confrontation in the Taiwan Strait, and will eventually backfire,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.
The Globalist American Empire has to justify its expensive Military Machine.
"In 2023, the US gave Taiwan a $345 million arms package using the PDA and provided $80 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to purchase US arms."
Arms dealers
The MIC is the gift, that keeps on giving…And taking, and taking and taking…
Aid is interesting terminology.
I wonder if US citizens would be more outraged if the government just kept giving money directly to the “defense” industry.
Why not? Just give them the money and stop the wars. It's like paying the Mafia for protection. You live until you can't afford it. …Wait!? …We're already there?
“defense” …???? You mean Offense, right…!
Netman, that’s why the scarequotes.
If you think giving Taiwan Military Aid was a good thing, you didn't lose the plot. You lost your FU@KING MIND!
The Taiwanese are like, we're smarter than the Chinese, but like, do you want us to ignore their "Red Lines?" …Like what happened to Ukraine? …Yes? …Okay then.
the red lines are all so dumb
So is the population in the West. They are mostly oblivious to what's coming down on them. America made a big mistake to interfere in the affairs of other countries and monger war around the world to enrich those who profit from death and destruction.
Interference in Ukraine is called protecting from Ruzzkie Aggrezzion
That’s not the problem of the American people who are pouring our tax monies into a bottomless pit to protect a corrupt regime the Gov. and war profiteers are using for enrichment. When the money finally runs out, what will Ukraine do with their war beaten country used to ‘weaken Russia’. Seek peace and reconciliation before it’s too late for your country.
I will never reconcile with the beasts who have killed my friends for a hit and run annexation
putin should “reconcile” with the idea that he needs to leave my country
Wash. and NATO started this war, you know the history, it’s been revealed to you over and over here.
nato did not start the war
I don’t know if you’ve been keeping up with recent events but RUSSIA invaded us, NOT NATO
on february 24th, RUSSIAN tanks crossed the border, not NATO TANKS
your logic is the child trying to stick the triangle into the cube mold
Free weapons to rich Taiwan, while USA citizens cannot afford a home, car,or to eat!! Purge the DC Ghouls!!
America is richest country in world.
Kuwait is the richest by far.
but they’re small
lucky oil countries
America has the richest military in the world.
beijing and russia are funny!
1/2 billion dollar$ more to provocatively promote war.
US leaders have different priorities than do most US citizens.
China DOES know that our State Department WANTS them to invade Taiwan, right? Crazy, stupid mf'ers that they are.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240923/pepe-escobar-will-a-brics-bretton-woods-take-place-in-kazan-1120257701.html
Pepe Escobar
War on three fronts is coming. Eurasia (like in '1984'), the Pacific and middle east. America and the EU can be considered 'Oceania'. And, at home the Gov. is fomenting 'Helter Skelter' through unregulated, immigration. It's so obvious operatives of America's enemies are already here waiting for the right time to strike back. Nietzsche was right when he said, 'Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen.'. (our wages and savings interests).
be lucky to live in the west
Missiles can reach anywhere in the world. You think the ‘West’ will be spared in WWIII? I don’t.
ww3 isnt happening
Such utopists
DYSTOPISTS.
Utopia = good.
Dystopia = where we're headed.
dystopists
Not now, but the ‘future is not yet written.’
Even earlier this year, before red lines in Ukraine got as hot as they are now, I was working within sight of downtown Vancouver (a major port city in a NATO country mind you) and did constantly expect an airburst flash of a million suns, at any given moment.
I formerly lived in LA and San Diego, but I moved to the inland N.W. USA and glad I did for more than a few reasons.
Now’s the time to ‘don’t fear the reaper.’ He comes for us all, it’s just some will see him earlier than others, and that may be many of us in the northern hemisphere. Buy a condo in So. Chile or Argentina, they come with furniture and keep your passport up to date. Peace!
Chile and Argentina have excellent malbecs, so, yes. Yes I should.
The ‘West’ will suffer like it has never suffered before if Wash. continues on it’s current path to nuclear war; it actually believes it can win. Get a clue.