News Snapshot:
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of military technical assistance to Taiwan worth an estimated US$108 million, the Pentagon said. Beijing, which considers Taiwan to be breakaway territory, has never renounced the use of force to bring the democratically run island under its control, and Taipei has complained of increased Chinese military pressure to force it to accept its sovereignty. The United States does not have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but US law requires it to provide the island with the means to defend itself, and President Joe Biden’s administration has vowed to step up engagement....
