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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., led a bipartisan group successful introducing a measure to fortify Taiwan and its proviso concatenation arsenic it continues to look subject threats from China, which has made nary concealed of its scheme to facilitate a reunification pinch nan island.
On Thursday, nan bipartisan Transpacific Allies Investing successful Weapons to Advance National (TAIWAN) Security Act was introduced by Rosen and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska. They were joined by Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
"As China ramps up its subject buildup and aggression towards Taiwan, we must not only guarantee our strength, but besides bolster nan spot of our antiauthoritarian ally, Taiwan," Rosen told Fox News Digital successful a statement. "I’m proud to lead a bipartisan, bicameral measure to deepen nan United States’ defense ties pinch Taiwan, heighten proviso concatenation resilience, and thief summation Taiwan’s subject readiness."
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Sens. Jacky Rosen and Dan Sullivan teamed up for a bipartisan measure aimed astatine strengthening nan narration betwixt nan U.S. and Taiwan and reinforcing nan island's proviso chain. (Getty Images/File)
The extremity of nan measurement is to fortify ties betwixt nan U.S. and Taiwan while besides preemptively addressing immoderate proviso concatenation and readiness challenges it whitethorn face. Specifically, Rosen and Sullivan's measure would require Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to "appropriately consider" enhanced defense business guidelines practice betwixt nan U.S. and Taiwan.
The measure is besides bicameral, pinch a House type introduced by Reps. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., and Steven Horsford, D-Nev.
"It is nary concealed that Communist China’s evil dictator, [President] Xi Jinping, is readying to invade Taiwan and proceed his attacks against populist successful a quest for world domination," Scott said successful his ain connection connected nan bill.
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP/File)
He emphasized that nan U.S. "cannot beryllium backmost and fto this happen, and that starts pinch supporting our serene and antiauthoritarian state Taiwan and its military."
After months of disagreement betwixt Democrats and Republicans wrong nan precocious and little chambers, a $95 cardinal overseas assistance supplemental package was passed and signed into rule by President Biden to support Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
The package included $8 cardinal to fortify Taiwan and nan Indo-Pacific against Chinese threats.
Rosen led a bipartisan and bicameral group connected nan legislation. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough/File)
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China said retired against nan overseas assistance passage, promising to return "resolute and forceful steps" to take sides itself.
According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian connected Monday, "This package gravely infringes upon China’s sovereignty."
Chinese President Xi Jinping (Florence Lo/Pool/Getty Images/File)
Jian accused nan U.S. of violating nan "One China" rule by providing subject assistance to Taiwan, which it contends is portion of its territory.
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He further suggested nan package emboldens "Taiwan independency separatist forces" connected nan island.
An admiral successful nan U.S. Indo-Pacific Command recently testified before nan Senate Armed Services Committee, telling members that China is preparing pinch "aggressive subject buildup" to beryllium "ready to invade Taiwan by 2027."
Julia Johnson is simply a authorities writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, starring sum of nan U.S. Senate. She was antecedently a authorities newsman astatine nan Washington Examiner.
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