US Announces New Military Aid Package for Taiwan Worth $345 Million

The United States on Friday unveiled a $345 million military aid package for Taiwan designed to quickly bolster the island's ability to deter any possible Chinese invasion. The package — which an official said features intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment and small arms munitions — will be drawn from the US' own reserves, allowing it to be delivered on a faster-than-usual timeline. These are "capabilities that Taiwan will be able to use to bolster deterrence now and in the future,” a Pentagon spokesperson said. Elements of the package "address critical defensive stockpiles, multi-domain awareness, anti-armor and air defense capabilities,” he…