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US Commander Warns Taiwan Not to ‘Starve the Chicken’ on Defense
Adm. Samuel Paparo said Taiwan must fund its own defense as parliament debates competing plans and Washington weighs up to $14 billion in arms sales.
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Military TimesUS commander warns Taiwan not to ‘starve the chicken’ on defense
The head of the U.S. command for the Indo-Pacific region on Tuesday stressed the importance of Taiwan passing its stalled defense budget, saying the United States “can’t want Taiwan’s defense more than they want it itself.”“It’s not a chicken and the egg, because you’re not going to get chicken or eggs if you starve the chicken,” Adm. Samuel Paparo told a hearing of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.“So it’s very important for them to fund …
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