Commentary
For the first time, the United States is using the presidential drawdown authority (PDA) to provide weapons to Taiwan. This is the same authority previously used to send arms to Ukraine.
The Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) transits the Taiwan Strait during a routine transit. U.S. Navy/AFP/Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
Author
Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
