Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez and other U.S. lawmakers pose for a photo with Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen, center right, and other Taiwanese officials during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 15, 2022. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
Politico: Senators seek billions more in military aid for Taiwan
New provisions have been added to the chamber's must-pass defense policy bill.
Senators are looking to shore up Taiwan’s defenses amid heightened tensions with China, and are poised to green-light billions more in military aid to the island to make it happen.
Defense policy legislation teed up by the Senate this week now includes numerous provisions aimed at boosting cooperation with the self-governing island and would authorize upwards of $10 billion in military assistance over five years to arm it.
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