Washington, United States — The US House of Representatives on Thursday handed a protection spending invoice that features as much as $10 billion in navy grant help for Taiwan and seeks to expedite arms gross sales to the island, drawing a rebuke from Beijing.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2023 — which nonetheless requires Senate passage and the signature of President Joe Biden to change into regulation — would authorize grant help for Taiwan of as much as $2 billion per 12 months from 2023 by way of 2027.
The act additionally authorizes Biden to offer Taiwan with as much as $1 billion per 12 months in protection gadgets from US stockpiles, or different companies reminiscent of navy coaching.
And it requires t…
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