The US House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill that includes up to $10 billion in military grant assistance for Taiwan and seeks to expedite arms sales to the island, drawing a rebuke from Beijing. | AFP
The National Defense Authorization Act for 2023 – which still requires Senate passage and the signature of President Joe Biden to become law – would authorize grant assistance for Taiwan of up to $2 billion per year from 2023 through 2027.The act also authorizes Biden to provide Taiwan with up to $1 billion per year in defense items from US stockpiles or other services such as military training.
And it requires the secretaries of State and Defense to “prioritize and expedite the processing of requests from Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program.”
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