A U.S. commission on China has recommended adding Taiwan to the "NATO Plus" group of countries. Granting it this status would expedite arms sales to Taiwan by raising the threshold for congressional approval.
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00:00The U.S. Congressional Commission has suggested including Taiwan in the list of NATO-plus
00:06countries.
00:07A report by the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission says that Taiwan
00:12should be granted special status to speed up arms sales.
00:16NATO-plus status is used for close U.S. allies who are not in the NATO alliance but have
00:21a special security partnership with Washington, such as Japan and South Korea.
00:26Japan's sales to these countries only require congressional approval if the purchase exceeds
00:3125 million U.S. dollars, higher than the 14 million dollar threshold for non-member countries.