{"id":2017962,"date":"2023-08-31T11:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T15:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-approves-first-ever-military-aid-to-taiwan-through-program-usually-used-for-sovereign-nations\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T11:27:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T15:27:23","slug":"biden-admin-approves-first-ever-military-aid-to-taiwan-through-program-usually-used-for-sovereign-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-approves-first-ever-military-aid-to-taiwan-through-program-usually-used-for-sovereign-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin greenlights historic military aid to Taiwan via program for sovereign nations."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbiden-admin-approves-first-ever-military-aid-to-taiwan-through-program-usually-used-for-sovereign-nations%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=2017962&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 data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>The Biden \u200dAdministration Bolsters Taiwan&#8217;s Self-Defense<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration has\u2063 made a historic decision\u200b to enhance Taiwan&#8217;s self-defense \u2064capabilities through a State Department program typically used for sovereign \u2063nations. This move\u200b marks the first-ever military transfer to Taiwan under this \u2063program.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department recently notified Congress of an $80 million military equipment package through its Foreign Military Financing (FMF) \u2064program. The notification states that the FMF will be used to strengthen \u200cTaiwan&#8217;s self-defense\u2062 capabilities, \u200bincluding joint\u2062 and combined defense capability, enhanced maritime domain awareness, and maritime security capability.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/china-sends-22-warplanes-toward-taiwan-in-renewed-military-activity-5480577\">China Sends 22 Warplanes Toward \u200cTaiwan in Renewed Military Activity<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/25\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/us-approves-possible-500-million-sale-of-f-16-infrared-systems-to-taiwan-5480072\">US Approves Possible $500 Million Sale\u200c of F-16 Infrared Systems to Taiwan<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/24\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Associated Press first reported this significant development. A State Department spokesperson confirmed\u200b the military transfer, emphasizing that previous arms sales to Taiwan were approved under different authorities that did not necessarily imply statehood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The United \u200bStates has provided\u200c Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan for years. FMF simply enables eligible\u2063 partner nations\u200c to purchase U.S. defense articles, services,\u2062 and training through either \u2062FMS or, for a \u200blimited number of countries,\u200b through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-demand-full-funding-for-israeli-security-aid\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Demand Full Funding for Israeli Security Aid\">foreign military financing<\/a> of direct commercial contracts (FMF\/DCC) program,&#8221; the \u2062spokesperson stated.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Taiwan&#8217;s \u2063defense ministry announced a major FMS arms deal with the United States, acquiring air-to-air \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-tsai-ing-wen-u-s-has-troops-stationed-in-taiwan\/\" title=\"President Tsai Ing-wen: U.S. Has Troops Stationed in Taiwan\">anti-ship missiles<\/a>, among\u2064 other military\u2064 equipment. \u2062The spokesperson clarified that the recent military aid does not reflect any change in\u2064 the U.S. one China policy, reiterating that the United States does not support Taiwan independence.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not \u2062having formal diplomatic ties, the United\u2064 States and Taiwan maintain a strong relationship based on the Taiwan Relations Act. This law allows the United States to provide military equipment to Taiwan for self-defense.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>President Tsai Ing-wen speaks about recent Chinese military drills in Taipei, Taiwan,\u200d on April 11, \u200c2023. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Taiwan&#8217;s Response and China&#8217;s Reaction<\/h2>\n<p>Taiwan, a self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-approves-first-ever-military-aid-to-taiwan-through-program-usually-used-for-sovereign-nations\/\" title=\"Biden Admin greenlights historic military aid to Taiwan via program for sovereign nations.\">-ruled island facing constant coercion<\/a> and military threats from China, welcomed the military\u2064 transfer. Taiwan&#8217;s Ministry of National Defense expressed gratitude to the U.S. government, stating that \u2063the decision will contribute to regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s defense ministry spokesperson, Wu Qian, responded with hawkish rhetoric, stating that the Chinese military will take necessary \u2063measures to resolutely counter the U.S. military aid.<\/p>\n<p>According to U.S.\u200d officials, the African Union is the only other non-nation-state that has received military aid under the FMF program. The specific military \u2062equipment\u200c or systems to be paid for under the\u200c FMF are currently unknown. However, potential items include \u2062air and coastal defense\u2062 systems, armored vehicles, drones, cyber defenses, and advanced \u2064communications equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of \u200cthe House Foreign Affairs Committee, welcomed the Biden administration&#8217;s decision, emphasizing that it will strengthen\u2062 U.S. deterrence posture and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-dodges-question-whether-iran-protests-will-jeopardize-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan Dodges Question Whether Iran Protests Will Jeopardize Nuclear Deal\">ensure national security<\/a> against an increasingly aggressive Chinese Communist Party (CCP).<\/p>\n<p>In December \u2062of last year, President Joe Biden signed the\u200d Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (TERA) into law as part of the 2023\u200b National Defense Authorization \u2064Act\u2063 (NDAA). The TERA authorizes $10 billion \u200cin grants and loans to provide military equipment \u2063to Taiwan over the next\u200b five \u2063years to deter CCP aggression.<\/p>\n<p>To intimidate Taiwan, the CCP has been conducting military \u2063drills\u200b and \u2064sending military aircraft and naval\u200d vessels near the island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>used to support Taiwan\u2019s self-defense capabilities,&#8221; the State Department stated. This move marks a significant shift in US policy towards Taiwan, as it is the first time the FMF program has been utilized to aid the island&#8217;s defense. The $80 million military transfer was notified to Congress on Aug. 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":2017963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2017962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2017962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2017963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}