{"id":1522180,"date":"2022-06-18T19:19:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T23:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1522180"},"modified":"2022-06-18T19:19:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T23:19:39","slug":"senators-introduce-taiwan-bill-to-boost-security-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-introduce-taiwan-bill-to-boost-security-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators introduce Taiwan bill to boost security assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenators-introduce-taiwan-bill-to-boost-security-assistance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1522180&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2722520\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2722520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2722520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22157792669536-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a Students Demand Action event, near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington. The group demanded action on gun safety in the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2722520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a Students Demand Action event, near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 3:45 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, June 18 2022<\/h5>\n<p>A pair of Senators proposed a reconstruction of the US policy toward Taiwan seemingly drifting away from America\u2019s One China policy. Senators from both sides of the aisle proposed legislation to clarify and strengthen the nation\u2019s commitment to Taiwan\u2019s Democracy.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Senators Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced the \u201cTaiwan Policy Act\u201d of 2022, which included $4.5 billion in military assistance to Taiwan for over four years. The bill would also designate the island as a \u201cMajor non-NATO Ally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though the bill is aimed to boost US support for Taiwan, President Biden insisted he is not seeking any major changes and even walked back a previous claim to use the military to defend the island if China were to attack it.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe policy is not changed at all,\u201d Biden said. \u201d I stated that when I made my statement yesterday.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite ambiguity from the US, China asserted it would never allow the secession of Taiwan, which the communist-ruled nation considered to be part of the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cGone are the days when western invaders could take over a country by setting up a few cannons on the coast in the east,\u201d Chinese politician Liu Jieyi voiced. \u201cAnyone should not underestimate the firm determination, the strong will and the powerful ability of Chinese people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity! We will never allow any people or any forces to separate Taiwan from China.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, China\u2019s Ministry of National Defense claimed that the US is only using Taiwan to contain China from rising as the new world power. Menendez and Graham appeared to be undeterred by China\u2019s stance on the issue. In a statement on his bill, Menendez said their should be no doubts about America\u2019s determination to stand with the people of Taiwan and Democracy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe One China principle is the political foundation of China and US relations,\u201d stated Wu Qian, a spokesman for Chinese Ministry of National Defense. \u201cUsing Taiwan to contain China is doomed to fail.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Graham stressed the US must show strength in the face of Chinese aggression towards Taiwan. If passed, the bill would allow arms sales to Taiwan to be prioritized and expedited until Congress determines the security threat to the island has severely diminished.<\/p>\n<p>Graham said he is hopeful the proposed legislation will receive bipartisan support and will be backed by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/mcbride-j6-committee-is-un-american-and-shouldnt-be-happening\/\">McBride: J6 Committee \u2018Is Un-American And Shouldn\u2019t Be Happening\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a Students Demand Action event, near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington. 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