Republicans Introduce Bill to Fund Taiwan’s Military Development

Chairman James Risch speaks to Brian Hook, State Department Special Representative for Iran, as he testifies during a hearing held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, on Oct. 16, 2019. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Republicans introduced a bill on Nov. 4 that would provide $2 billion annually to bolster deterrence efforts in Taiwan and to strengthen the island’s capacity to defend itself from aggression by mainland China.

The Taiwan Deterrence Act was introduced by Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), John Corbyn (R-Texas), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).