The Pentagon will send a security assistance package to Taiwan, using the same drawdown authority the US relied on to provide Ukraine around 3 dozen aid tranches since Russia invaded early last yea…
since Russia invaded early last year, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress this week.
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters on Wednesday.The Pentagon will send a security assistance package to Taiwan, using the same drawdown authority the US relied on to provide Ukraine with around 3 dozen aid tranches since Russia invaded early last year.While this is the first drawdown aid package announced for Taiwan, the US has sent Ukraine at least 35 military aid parcels since Moscow’s forces invaded on Feb.
The package is expected to total roughly $500 million and will be the first to come from $1 billion in military aid that Congress authorized President Biden to send Taiwan from US stocks as part of the fiscal year 2023 budget.But to keep up the supply to both nations, Austin said the Pentagon will need Congress to approve more funds to restock American weapons reserves, which take a hit with every drawdown package announced.
He also did not give a timeline for the aid, but the US traditionally relies on presidential drawdown authorities to swiftly get weapons where they’re needed by sourcing them from US stockpiles“Presidential drawdown [is] critical in our efforts to provide Taiwan what it needs to forge self-defense going forward,” Austin said.
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