The United States additional US $ 100 million provides Taiwan military aid

The U.S. State Department requested a budget of US $ 100 million (S $ 133 million) to assist Taiwan to strengthen scare resistance and maintain peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.

According to the press release of the US State Department, the White House on Monday (March 11) announced the 2025 fiscal budget, with a total amount of US $ 7.26 trillion, of which the US State Department requested a $ 100 million in request to pass the "foreign military financingMethods "provide military assistance to Taiwan to assist Taiwan to strengthen deterrence and maintain peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.

U.S. President Biden signed a US $ 80 million foreign military financing plan in November last year. For the first time, he provided Taiwan military assistance through military financing loans.

The US State Department described this as a "historic" investment in Taiwan's security. In the interview", Once again confirmed the United States' security assistance to Taiwan and its commitment to maintaining the free opening of the Indian area.

In response to the use of 100 million US dollars projects, Verma said that this funding is a traditional security assistance, as well as international military education and training (IMET) assistance, and emphasizes that the strategy of the United States in the Indo -Pacific region must come fromLook at this funding.

In addition, the budget also includes US $ 500 million in funds in the US Department of Defense to supplement the United States to provide the US weapon inventory after the presidential appropriation rights.This funding is designed to cope with military compression of the area, and at the same time enables the Pentagon to replace the ammunition and equipment of its inventory and maintain a state of preparation.

In addition to allocating funds to Taiwan, the Pentagon also seek to "strengthen China's ability and system that is most likely to aim at" by continuing to "strengthen China's most likely aiming", and strengthen combat reserve through joint exercises to "prevent the People's Republic of China from the US and its army".Attack with allies.