The United States continues to escalate the situation around military support for Taiwan, despite Beijing's increasingly harsh warnings about non-interference in China's internal affairs. Fox News reported, that representatives of the Republican Party plan to submit to the US Congress a bill on the supply of weapons to Taiwan under the Lend-Lease program. Republican Senators Michelle Steele and Marsha Blackburn developed Taipei Military Assistance Plan, based on the US support program for allies in World War II.
The Chinese Communist Party continues to intimidate and pressure our ally, and the United States must always be on the side of freedom and democracy - Steele commented on his initiative.
If the bill is passed, then it will allow the President of the United States to provide or lease weapons and military equipment to Taiwan. Taipei will have to pay for the restoration or replacement of weapons within twelve years. The White House may revise the terms of compensation payments, if he thinks, that they could harm the national security of both Taiwan, as well as the USA. The bill has already received preliminary bipartisan approval in Congress..
During a phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden the day before, the Chinese leader warned the United States against interfering with Taiwan.. Beijing regularly emphasizes, that this matter is in the exclusive prerogative of the Chinese authorities, and any speculation about Taiwan's sovereignty will be severely suppressed. China has repeatedly warned the United States, that they are ready for a military response in the event of an escalation of the situation with Taiwan.
Taiwan's U.S. spokesperson Xiao Bi-him told Fox News, that Taipei welcomes any help in its fight for freedom.
We appreciate the efforts of Congress to find creative ways to strengthen the defense capability of Taiwan, Xiao Bi-him quoted TV channel as saying..
Fox News also noted, that earlier the US Congress had already approved the lend-lease program to assist Ukraine, which is "fighting the Russian invasion". Now American lawmakers are hoping, that the same will be done, to help Taiwan in difficult times, - say the authors of the publication. Author:Alexander Grigoriev
