Washington raises Taiwan stakes

Thursday, 15 September 2022newsdesk

A bill that would commit $4.5 billion in US weapons for the defense of Taiwan and promote Taipei’s membership in international organizations, among other things, cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday in a 17-5 vote.

New Delhi, 15 September 2022

As per news report of Rt.com, the Taiwan Policy Act comes after weeks of escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing that started with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The bill aims to “reinforce US policy towards Taiwan in order to maintain stable cross-Strait deterrence,” Senator Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat who chairs the committee, said, accusing China of a “campaign to undermine the status quo.”

Source - Rt.com