Hawley says US must arm Taiwan before ‘it’s too late’

“In true form, CCP goons respond to any attempt to protect Taiwan from invasion with violent threats and prevarications,” he explained.

The Biden administration approved a $95 million arms package to Taiwan, the second such deal since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, which raised fears that China might follow suit with an invasion of the island democracy. Chinese Communist officials, who have claimed sovereignty over Taiwan since their rise to power in Beijing, even though they have never ruled the island, have condemned such sales. China warned that the latest sale would “only push the Taiwan people into the abyss of disaster.”

Last week, Hawley introduced the Taiwan Weapons Exports Act, which would expedite the delivery of weapons to Taiwan by speeding up congressional approval and stamping out “administrative roadblocks.”

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“The Biden administration waited for Russia to invade before surging lethal aid to Ukraine,” the Republican said in a press release. “We can’t afford to the make same mistake in the Indo-Pacific. That’s why it is so important to fast-track weapons to Taiwan now while Taiwan still has time to marshal its defenses and deter a Chinese invasion.”

On Wednesday, the Taiwan Affairs Office of China’s State Council denounced “collusion” between China and “Taiwan secessionists,” further discouraging “provocation against the one-China principle.”

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“Our gratitude to @HawleyMO for introducing the #Taiwan Weapons Exports Act. The legislation spotlights the #US senator’s rock-solid commitment to #StandWithTaiwan, & is another vote of congressional confidence in our country & its 23.5 million people,” Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted last week.