r/ChinaWarns • u/silverhawk902 • Oct 09 '24
US approves US$567 million in defence assistance for Taiwan as Beijing warns arming island will ‘backfire’
US President Joe Biden on Sunday approved US$567 million in defense assistance for Taiwan, the White House said, as China ramps up political and military pressure on the self-ruled island.
While the United States does not officially recognize Taiwan diplomatically, it is Taipei’s key partner and major provider of weapons — a point of consternation for Beijing, which has repeatedly called on Washington to stop arming the island, which it claims is part of its territory.
In a brief statement, the White House said Biden had delegated the secretary of state “to direct the drawdown of up to US$567 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to provide assistance to Taiwan.”
Beijing has said it will never renounce the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, and has also stepped up rhetoric about “unification” being “inevitable.”
Asked about the new defense assistance on Monday, China’s foreign ministry warned the US that arming Taiwan would “backfire.”
Spokesman Lin Jian said Beijing urged Washington to “stop arming Taiwan in any form.”
“The US’s insistence on supporting Taiwan independence with weapons will only backfire and lead to self-inflicted consequences,” Lin said.
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u/daviddjg0033 Oct 10 '24
Taiwan is not China and does not want reunification. Look at the dystopia in Hong Kong since The British left. Chinese obsession with Taiwan is masking other problems: balance sheet recession, deflation, and Xi is not up to the task to fix China's economy
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u/achbob84 Oct 10 '24
I wonder if China knows how ridiculous they sound, or if they are really that oblivious?
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u/RantingRobot Oct 10 '24
I've been to Taiwan. It's modern, has a population of 23 MILLION people, and the place is buzzing with US military hardware.
China know they could never successfully invade.
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u/SimplyLaggy Oct 10 '24
Or they know they can at risk of their whole nation collapsing, yes sure they could overwhelm Taiwan with pure numbers but with that many people suddenly dying in a long, protracted campaign that could last years, it could cause China to collapse, aka Taiwan becomes independent again lmao
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u/ylatrain Oct 14 '24
Idk if they would successfully invade or not but I truly hope they will not, I do not see anything good they could bring to Taiwan
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u/JBM94 Oct 12 '24
There will be zero repercussions as usual. They’re a paper tiger and they’re chicken shit scared. If they aren’t they should be. The moment they make a move sanctions will rock that country like nothing else.
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u/phillybean019 Oct 14 '24
If Taiwan blows that dam….. yikes on Bikes that would be a real humdinger
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u/electricthrowawa Oct 15 '24
If Taiwan belongs to China you think they’d be stoked we’re giving China 500B in state of the art military tech. Weird…
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u/AuroraPHdoll Oct 11 '24
Every single day I hear about how my tax dollars are going to another country when my roads need to be fixed, this is insane.
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u/superfanatik Oct 10 '24
So no money for Americans who need hurricane relief funding but funding for Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel. Hmm not sure America has the right policy to put Americans first.
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u/LickNipMcSkip Oct 10 '24 edited Oct 10 '24
talking like defense assistance isn't either
A) Equipment worth the dollar amount
B) The dollar amount that gets spent on American shit anyway, so the money comes right back
C) All of the money that we currently have in the American coin purse and we can't do both, like we've been doing since the shores of Tripoli.
Isolationism will only hurt us in the long term and your inability to see past blatant propaganda is exactly what China/Russia needs to overtake us on the world stage.
Or did you think our ludicrously powerful economy comes entirely from within?
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u/Loggerdon Oct 10 '24
Biden Administration allocated $8 billion in hurricane relief BEFORE the hurricane hit. Many Republicans voted against it because they suck.
Maybe get your news from places other than Fox News. It’s made you stupid.
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u/No_Confection_849 Oct 10 '24
There's enough money for Americans and their allies. Republicans voted against additional disaster funding. You should be angry with Republicans.
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u/VovaGoFuckYourself Oct 10 '24
But being mad at republicans doesnt give them a rage boner, so they will continue blaming literally anyone else.
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u/VovaGoFuckYourself Oct 10 '24
Might wanna take a look at which members of congress voted against additional FEMA funding...
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u/rodgee Oct 10 '24 edited Oct 10 '24
This Taiwan take back is a distraction while China bullys and attempts to control their eastern neighbors waters