The United States will provide $345 million in military support to Taiwan from its own stockpile. This support for Taiwan was followed by harsh statements from China.
U.S. President Joe Biden announced in a presidential circular that the U.S. military will provide $345 million in military aid to Taiwan from its own stockpile, including defense materials as well as military education and training.
While no announcement has been made by the Pentagon regarding the contents of the package, statements have been made that such support for Taiwan will attract China's reaction. In fact, many U.S. lawmakers have been lobbying the administration over arms sales to Taiwan.
Taiwan's reaction from China to the United States
A spokesman for China's Defense Ministry reacted sharply to the intensification of U.S. military ties with the Taiwan region. Such measures seriously undermine China's national sovereignty and security and threaten peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, the spokesman said. China will continue to take decisive and effective measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, he said.
Thursday, he made comments while commenting on December content. Taiwan's National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 and the recent agreement between the United States and Taiwan to purchase surface-to-air missile systems from the United States.
Taiwan-China dispute
Taiwan, which China claims to be part of its territory, has enjoyed de facto independence since the occupation of East Turkistan and the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
The separation between mainland China and Taiwan, which arose after the Civil War, continues.
Beijing emphasizes the principle of "one China" and opposes the establishment by Taiwan of separate diplomatic relations with the world's States and their representation in the United Nations and other international organizations and calls upon those States that recognize them to break diplomatic relations with Taiwan.