{"id":2253845,"date":"2024-05-27T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-us-delegation-promises-taiwan-ordered-weapons-forthcoming\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T15:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T19:27:45","slug":"bipartisan-us-delegation-promises-taiwan-ordered-weapons-forthcoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-us-delegation-promises-taiwan-ordered-weapons-forthcoming\/","title":{"rendered":"US bipartisan group assures upcoming delivery of weapons ordered by Taiwan"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fbipartisan-us-delegation-promises-taiwan-ordered-weapons-forthcoming%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=2253845&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--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-call-for-hearing-into-robinhood-app-for-restricting-small-investors\/\" title=\"Bipartisan group of lawmakers call for hearing into Robinhood app for restricting small investors\">bipartisan group<\/a> from Congress has addressed Taiwan&#8217;s concerns over a backlog of weapons \u2062ordered from the US, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-roll-out-framework-for-budget-bill\/\" title=\"Democrats roll-out framework for budget bill\">assuring progress<\/a> is being made. House Foreign Affairs Committee \u200cChairman, Michael McCaul, affirmed\u2063 this in Taipei. The need for these weapons \u200dwas highlighted when China,\u2062 claiming sovereignty over Taiwan, surrounded\u200b the island with its armed forces for\u2062 what it called \u201cpunishment\u201d\u2064 military drills.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-congressional-delegation-visits-ukraine-as-tensions-grow-with-russia\/\" title=\"Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Visits Ukraine As Tensions Grow With Russia\">bipartisan congressional delegation<\/a> has sought to ease concerns in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Taiwan<\/a> about a backlog in the weapons the island has ordered from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are moving forward on those weapons systems,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-foreign-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Foreign Affairs Committee<\/a> Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-mccaul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michael McCaul<\/a> (R-TX) told reporters Monday in Taipei, Taiwan. \u201cI\u2019d like to see them faster, but they are forthcoming.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>McCaul said Taiwan\u2019s need for the weapons was underscored last week when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>China<\/a>, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, surrounded the island as part of what its People\u2019s Liberation Army described as \u201cpunishment\u201d military drills. McCaul made a similar promise during a trip to Taiwan last year.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-laughs-when-asked-about-north-korea-missile-launch\/\" title=\"Biden laughs when asked about North Korea missile launch\">joint military exercises<\/a>, which included the country\u2019s navy, army, air force, and rocket force, coincided with the inauguration of Taiwan\u2019s new president, Lai Ching-te. During his inaugural address last week, Lai called on China to \u201cface the reality\u201d of Taiwan\u2019s \u201cexistence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through a translator, Lai welcomed the delegation as demonstrating America\u2019s \u201cfirm support for the new government, as well as the people of Taiwan,\u201d pledging to\u00a0\u201cenhance national defense capabilities and show the world the determination of the Taiwanese people to defend their homeland.\u201d In the near term, the weapons will be required for deterrence, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/a> has ordered the PLA to be ready to reunite Taiwan with the mainland by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan has contended with delays in shipments of weapons, such as Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, for the past two years as suppliers prioritize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> amid its war against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from McCaul, the delegation also included Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Young Kim (R-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Joe Wilson (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. does not have an official relationship with Taiwan, though by law it is compelled to help the island protect itself, and China has lodged a complaint about the delegation\u2019s five-day visit. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina firmly opposes military ties between the U.S. and Taiwan, opposes arming Taiwan, and urges relevant U.S. lawmakers to stop playing the Taiwan card,\u201d Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Monday in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>China sanctioned McCaul after he traveled to Taiwan last April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US bipartisan lawmakers have addressed Taiwan&#8217;s worries regarding delayed arms procurement from the US. &#8220;Those weapons systems are under progress,&#8221; stated Michael McCaul, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, in Taipei. Despite acknowledging the slow pace, he reassured that they&#8217;re on their way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2253846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24148211072708-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2253845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24148211072708-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253845","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2253845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2253846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2253845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2253845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2253845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}