A US spending bill approving US$300 million in cash assistance for Taiwan’s military has passed the House of Representatives and is expected to become law.
On Wednesday, the House passed a two-bill government spending package that would fund the Departments of the Treasury and State through September, along with other federal agencies, bringing the total to eight of 12 annual spending bills needed by January 30, to avoid a government shutdown.
The bills must now clear the Senate before they can become law.
The Senate passed three last year and is expected to pass another package on Thursday. It will consider the one containing Taiwan assistance later this month.
The 482-page State Department appropriations bill outlining military assistance for Taiwan comes as Taipei announced that more US arms sales to Taiwan are in the pipeline, with four deals yet to be notified to Congress. It follows Washington’s approval last month of an US$11 billion sales package, reportedly the largest ever for the island.
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Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the US, do not recognise Taiwan as an independent state, but Washington is opposed to any attempt to take the self-governed island by force and is committed to supplying it with weapons.
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