cross-posted from: https://lemmus.org/post/556545
US Announces $345 Million in Unprecedented Military Aid for Taiwan
US OKs First-Ever Foreign Military Financing Arms Package for Taiwan
“This severely violates the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three China-U.S. joint communiques,” ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters in Beijing on Thursday. “China deplores and firmly opposes it.”
In explaining the change, two U.S. officials said: “The United States has provided Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan for years. FMF simply enables eligible partner nations to purchase U.S. defense articles, services, and training through either FMS or, for a limited number of countries, through the foreign military financing of direct commercial contracts (FMF/DCC) program.” The officials were not authorized to comment publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.
“In the face of increasingly aggressive People’s Republic of China military actions in the (Taiwan) Strait, the United States must move quickly to provide support for Taiwan’s defense,” said Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
I can’t believe people in this thread are actually advocating for more weaponisation and war. However, even if something does spark, it will be the west that suffers. How will the US get all if their fancy phones when TSMC foundries get flattened?
I am learning more each day that lemmy is not “left leaning” as most people claim.
They seem to be pro-war and pro status quo and much more.
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Its more like the neolib NATO Nazi predditors have invaded Lemmy, ending up in pro NATO terrorism arguments.
Yeah, Boi! HIMARs for everyone! Imagine making a landing on a beachhead with 180,000 tungsten balls raining down on you, lmao. Fawk no, son!
Fucking Nazi scum
When enabling sovereign nations to defend themselves in case their imperialist neighbor decides to make their threats a reality gets you branded a Nazi, then that word has lost all meaning.
Ah yes sovereign DPP (not a US puppet), perhaps it might be time for Russia and China to boost the sovereignty of South American nations with nuclear warheads and military personnel. Remember Cuban missile crisis?
China will make USA DSA on the map if they actually try meddling, since Taiwan is official territory. They sat silent on Russia, but are prepared for this in advance. I will not be surprised if this creates a war directly between China and USA. USA politicians visiting HongKong to support rioters, then the recent Pelosi visit ending all bilateral relation talks is already a mountain of problems.
