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A U.S. Senate delegation met with Taiwan President Lai Ching\u2011te(\u8cf4\u6df8\u5fb7) on the 30th and urged Congress to quickly approve a special defense budget, warning that further delays could weaken Taiwan\u2019s ability to deter growing Chinese military pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A U.S. Senate delegation arriving in Taipei. At far left is Wu Chao\u2011hsieh, secretary\u2011general of Taiwan\u2019s National Security Council, who went to the airport to greet them. \/ Taiwan Lianhebao (\uf997\u5408\u5831).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

According to Beijing sources familiar with cross\u2011Strait affairs, President Lai received a bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) and Sen. John Curtis (R) at the presidential office on the 30th.<\/p>\n

After the meeting, Sen. Curtis told reporters, \u201cPassing Taiwan\u2019s special defense budget matters greatly to me and my colleagues in Washington. While we are investing in this region, you are investing as well. We want to make clear that we stand together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The delegation also expressed concern about rising Chinese military pressure and reaffirmed U.S. support for Taiwan. Sen. Shaheen said, \u201cWe are worried about increasing pressure from China, including military activity around Taiwan that raises the risk of miscalculation.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cU.S. support for Taiwan remains strong and steady. Bipartisan backing for maintaining Taiwan\u2019s defenses endures, and I hope the two sides deepen their cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Lai responded, \u201cThe special defense budget has undergone rigorous review. Public support at home exceeds 60 percent, but political factors have delayed the legislature\u2019s consideration. Our government\u2019s resolve and commitment to strengthen self\u2011defense and deepen cooperation with the United States to safeguard national security remain unchanged.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cAs authoritarian threats grow, the core tenet of national security is to enhance self\u2011defense, deepen security cooperation with allies such as the United States, and work to preserve peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party drafted a Special National Defense Budget Act late last year worth NT$1.25 trillion (60 trillion KRW, about $45 billion).<\/p>\n

The plan aims to build an air\u2011defense network dubbed \u201cTaiwan\u2019s Shield,\u201d accelerate artificial\u2011intelligence systems, and strengthen non\u2011China supply chains. But the bill has stalled in the Legislative Yuan amid opposition from the Kuomintang, the main opposition party and current majority in the legislature, which argues the special defense budget would raise tensions in the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n

The Senate delegation\u2019s visit was the first since August of last year and carried added significance because it came ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s scheduled visit to China on May 14\u201315. If Taiwan feared U.S. support might waver around that trip, the visit was likely meant to address those concerns.<\/p>\n

In December, the Trump administration approved a weapons sale to Taiwan worth $11.1 billion (about 14.8 trillion KRW). The administration is pursuing an additional weapons package of about $13 billion (about 17.3 trillion KRW), but it has been cautious about timing congressional notifications, reportedly delaying them out of consideration for the president\u2019s China trip.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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