Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen has praised the US Congress for passing a sweeping foreign aid package this week which included arms support for the island, and has drawn the ire of China. After months of delays and contentious debate, the bill was signed into law by Joe Biden on Wednesday.
Described as $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the legislation actually contains provisions that broadly affect many parts of the Asia-Pacific, while also spending billions of dollars at home in America. House Republicans billed the $8.1bn for the Indo-Pacific as an effort to counter communist China and ensure a strong deterrence in the region, however the largest provision of funding is for projects in the US itself.
Another $2bn of funding in the aid package will go towards the foreign military financing program for Taiwan and other security partners in the Indo-Pacific, who the US says are important to countering China's influence.
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