According to a newspaper report, the government of US President Joe Biden is planning to support Taiwan with weapons worth around 1.1 billion dollars against the background of tensions with China. A corresponding proposal for the delivery of 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles is to be submitted to Congress, the newspaper Politico reported on Monday, citing three people familiar with the matter.
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The focus, however, will be on maintaining Taiwan’s current military systems and fulfilling existing orders — not on expanding the armaments systems so as not to further fuel already heightened tensions with China, the report said. The US President’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
At the beginning of August, China reacted to the visit of US top politician Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan with a large-scale military maneuver. In return, the USA had two cruisers navigate the straits in front of the island. China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province and has not ruled out the use of force to regain control of the island. (Reuters)
