US Provides Taiwan With $345 Million Military Aid Package to Counter China’s Threats

US drawing down weapons from its own stockpiles to aid Taiwan

President Joe Biden speaks at a proclamation signing ceremony in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House in Washington on July 25, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden has approved providing Taiwan with a $345 million military aid package with weapons derived directly from U.S. stockpiles to help Taiwan counter China’s threats, according to the White House.

In a July 28 memorandum, Mr. Biden directed the drawdown of “$345 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to provide assistance to Taiwan.”