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Pass Budget on Defense to Show Resolve: US Indo-Pacific Commander
U.S. officials said the budget would fill critical defense gaps and help Taiwan share the burden of deterrence as China’s threats grow.
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U.S. official urges Taiwan parties to pass special defense budget
Washington, April 22 (CNA) A senior official at the U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday urged Taiwan's political parties to work together to approve a special defense budget, saying that the United States has multiple tools to provide security assistance to Taiwan.
John Noh, Assistant Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs at the U.S. Department of War, stated at a congressional hearing on the 22nd that in the face of the rapid expansion of the Chinese military, the United States is working to strengthen its "first island chain" defense capabilities, connecting the southwestern islands of Japan with Taiwan and the Philippines. In a written statement, he mentioned encouraging cooperation among…
John Lu, Assistant Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs at the U.S. Department of War, stated at a congressional hearing today that the Department of War has multiple tools to provide security assistance to Taiwan and is actively developing various proposals to submit to leadership. In a written statement, he also mentioned encouraging all political parties in Taiwan to cooperate in passing a special defense budget to fund defens…
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