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Republican Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, stated that the United States must uphold its security commitments to Taiwan following a meeting with Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s representative in the US, on September 29. Four other Republican senators recently urged the Trump administration to release over $15 billion in stalled security assistance for Taiwan. Wicker emphasized adherence to the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act and expressed concerns about increasing Chinese aggression against Indo-Pacific allies, urging Congress to support Taiwan’s defense needs as intended by law.
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Republican US Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, stated that Washington’s security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld after meeting with Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative in the US on September 29. This comes as four other Republican senators recently urged the Trump administration to release over US$15 billion in stalled national security assistance for Taiwan. The United States, though not formally recognized by China, remains Taiwan’s primary international supporter and weapons provider. Washington is legally bound by the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act to supply Taiwan with defensive capabilities despite Beijing's claims of sovereignty over the island. Wicker emphasized that Congress must ensure this law is followed and stressed the importance of joint assessments of military necessity for Taiwan's defense needs amid rising Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Republican US Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker said Washington’s security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld, following a meeting on Sept 29 with Alexander Yui, the democratically governed island’s representative to the US.
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Four other senators from US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party called on his administration last week to release more than US$15 billion (S$19.17 billion) in stalled national security assistance for Taiwan.
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The United States does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but is the island’s most important international backer and weapons supplier.
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Washington is bound by the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act to provide Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory, with the means to defend itself.
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“As members of Congress, we have a duty to make sure this law is adhered to and that decisions about the defence needs of Taiwan are based on our joint assessment of military necessity,” Wicker said in a statement.
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Wicker also said he discussed with Yui what he called the rise of Chinese aggression against the United States’ Indo-Pacific allies.
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“In response – and in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act – Congress has authorised and appropriated a surge in resources to provide Taiwan with enhanced training, security assistance, and arms sales.
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These authorities must be used for the purposes that Congress intended,” Wicker added.
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China has repeatedly called for Taiwan arms sales to end, and in May, following a Beijing trip, Trump said he was keeping a new package worth some US$14 billion in abeyance.
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However, after meeting President Xi Jinping in Washington last week, Trump said only that the Chinese leader understood his position on Taiwan.
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Wicker urged the US to uphold a precedent when former president Ronald Reagan said Washington would not consult Beijing on arms sales to Taiwan.
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Taiwan’s government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims and says only the island’s people can decide their future.
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Taiwan is in continuous talks with Washington about arms sales and had received reassurances since the summit between Trump and Xi that US policy on Taiwan had not changed, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said earlier on Sept 29.
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