Taiwan's opposition legislative speaker Han Kuo-yu led a bipartisan delegation to the US in June to advocate for Taiwan's international participation and security, meeting dozens of congresspeople who urged advancing a stalled fourteen billion dollar arms package while Taiwan conducted maritime exercises simulating responses to potential Chinese coercion.
China criticized US military support for Taiwan and planned Asia-Pacific missile deployments, warning that weapons sales and regional military exercises risk escalating tensions and destabilizing East Asia amid intensifying US-China geopolitical competition.
Taiwan's President Lai urged China to abandon military expansionism while emphasizing Taiwan's irreversible democracy, 23 million people's sovereignty, and strategic economic role, and called for Washington to unblock a $14 billion arms sale.
The United States approved an $11 billion arms sales package to Taiwan, escalating US-China tensions amid Beijing's claims over the island and Washington's commitment to supporting Taiwan's defensive capabilities.
Taiwan's President Lai urged the US to expedite a $14 billion arms deal to strengthen defense amid Beijing pressure, benefiting defense contractors while highlighting geopolitical risks to global semiconductor supply chains and market stability.
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