(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden's administration plans to send 500 million USD worth of weapons aid to Taiwan (China) using the same emergency authority that has been used more than 35 times for Ukraine, according to Reuters on Saturday.
The US's Harpoon anti-ship missiles in the Taiwan Self-Defense Force's service. (Photo: Reuters) |
Earlier, the US Congress authorized up to 1 billion USD worth of weapons aid for Taiwan (China) using Presidential Drawdown Authority, a type of authority that expedites security assistance and has helped to send arms to Ukraine.