The United States has announced $345m in military aid for Taiwan, ramping up support for the self-ruled island that is claimed by China. S President Joe Biden’s administration said that the package will include ‘defence articles’, military education and training. The White House announcement did not elaborate on the weapons or equipment that would be provided. The announcement prompted a retort from Beijing, which has promised to ‘reunify’ democratically ruled Taiwan with the Chinese mainland by force if necessary. In a statement, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu said that the US should stop selling arms to Taiwan.
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00:00 The United States has announced $345 million in military aid for Taiwan,
00:05 ramping up support for the self-ruled island that is claimed by China.
00:09 U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said that the package will include
00:14 defense articles, military education, and training.
00:17 The White House announcement did not elaborate on the weapons or equipment
00:21 that could be provided to Taiwan. The announcement prompted a retort from Beijing.
00:27 China has promised to reunify democratically ruled Taiwan with the Chinese mainland by force,
00:33 if necessary. In a statement, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington,
00:38 Liu Pengyu, said that the U.S. should stop selling arms to Taiwan.
00:42 The U.S. does not officially recognize Taiwan, which has just 13 diplomatic allies,
00:47 but has sought to boost its defenses amid Beijing's increasingly aggressive stance
00:52 towards the island, including regular incursions of warplanes and naval bases.
00:57 Earlier this month, China conducted major military exercises around Taiwan for the
01:02 second time this year. It sent dozens of warships and planes close to the Taiwanese coastline.
01:07 While Washington does support Taiwanese independence under its "One China" policy,
01:11 U.S. law requires it to support the defense of the island, whose disputed status stems
01:15 from the defeated Kuomintang's retreat to the island at the end of the Chinese Civil War.
01:19 Washington has approved billions of dollars of military aid for Taipei in recent years,
01:24 including an $8 billion deal to deliver 66 F-16 fighter jets by 2026.
01:30 Biden's backing of Taiwan and the independence-leaning administration of Tsai Ing-wen
01:35 have added to mounting tensions between Washington and Beijing,
01:38 which has accused the U.S. of turning the island into a powder keg.
01:52 So, what do you think?
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