Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will unveil bipartisan legislation Wednesday to bolster security relations with Taiwan, proposing a lend-lease agreement that would allow the U.S. to more rapidly arm Taipei with weapons ahead of a possible invasion by China.
The bipartisan and bicameral bill, previewed first by The Washington Times, would authorize the Biden administration to lend or lease weapons to Taiwan with a clear message to Chinese President Xi: Do not dare attack Taiwan.
President Biden has repeatedly vowed that the U.S. would defend Taiwan in the face of an attack, and the U.S. has continued to approve arms sales to the island despite rising tensions with China. But the White House has been less clear about whether the U.S. would respond with boots on the ground. Under that policy, the U.S. acknowledges Beijing’s position that Taiwan is a part of China, even though the U.S. maintains informal diplomatic relations and substantial defense ties with the island democracy and does not technically recognize Chinese sovereignty over it.
“Democracies around the globe are facing a wide range of emerging geopolitical challenges, including Taiwan,” said Rep. Jimmy Panetta of California, the bill’s Democratic co-author. “Similar to our support in Ukraine, this bill would provide the Taiwanese with the necessary tools to protect its territory and defend its democracy.”The bill would require that Taiwan pay the U.S. the value of any loaned or leased weapons, or any interest, after 12 years.
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