Biden redirects military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
OAN’s James Meyers
6:28 PM – Thursday, September 14, 2023
President Joe Biden reportedly told Congress he is taking military foreign aid from Egypt and giving it to Taiwan, due to the fact that the Middle East country was not improving in areas that it required to receive the money.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Biden administration will withhold $85 million in aid but some lawmakers pushed for the administration to withhold a whopping additional $235 million.
The deadline for the authorization of withholding the aid is September 30th.
According to the report, United States officials said the transition of money to Taiwan comes in response to Egypt failing to “make progress on human rights and other issues.”
However, the conditional aid is only a small percentage of the $1.3 billion that the U.S. gives Egypt per year, according to the report.
Additionally, the report claimed the White House is planning to redirect $55 million to Taiwan and $30 million to Lebanon.
This comes after Taiwan is facing threats from China and Lebanon is considered to be rebuilding after a 2020 massive explosion in the city of Beirut.
Taiwan is also expected to purchase 400 Harpoon anti-ship missiles from the U.S., which can help stop an invasion by China.
Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, said earlier this year that the U.S. needed to provide Taiwan with weapons and the U.S. needed to “be moving heaven and earth to surge power out to the Indo-Pacific before it’s too late, before we have another war on our hands.”
“I remain convinced that there’s more we can do to move Taiwan to the front of the line, ahead of Saudi Arabia, for example, when it comes to Harpoon deliveries, as well as take the Harpoon missiles that we’re putting into deep storage, that we’re de-milling, and change around a few aspects of them so that we can deliver them to Taiwan,” he said. “We could also explore licensing certain weapons systems so the Taiwanese could produce them domestically. But, at the end of the day, it just comes down to energy and focus and prioritization from the executive branch. We need the secretary of defense himself to get involved, to make this a daily priority for the backlog to get cleared.”
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Why is Taiwan considered a priority to receive military aid, especially in the form of anti-ship missiles, in the face of China’s threats?
President Joe Biden has reportedly informed Congress that he will redirect military foreign aid from Egypt to Taiwan. This decision is based on Egypt’s failure to show improvement in areas that are prerequisites for receiving the aid. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Biden administration will withhold $85 million in aid, but some lawmakers are pushing for an additional $235 million to be withheld as well. The deadline for authorization to withhold the aid is September 30th.
According to US officials, this move is a response to Egypt’s lack of progress in human rights and other issues. However, the amount being redirected to Taiwan is only a small percentage of the $1.3 billion that the US provides to Egypt annually.
In addition to Taiwan, the White House is planning to redirect $55 million to Lebanon. Taiwan is currently facing threats from China, while Lebanon is in the process of rebuilding after a massive explosion in Beirut in 2020.
Taiwan is expected to use the redirected aid to purchase 400 Harpoon anti-ship missiles from the US. These missiles can help defend against a possible invasion by China. Representative Mike Gallagher, Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, has been advocating for providing Taiwan with weapons. He believes that the US needs to act quickly to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific region before it is too late.
Gallagher suggests prioritizing Taiwan over countries like Saudi Arabia when it comes to delivering Harpoon missiles. He also proposes exploring the possibility of licensing certain weapons systems to Taiwan, allowing them to produce them domestically.
Overall, Biden’s decision to redirect military aid from Egypt to Taiwan highlights the growing tensions between Taiwan and China, as well as the importance of Taiwan’s defense capabilities. It remains to be seen how this decision will impact the relationship between the US, China, Taiwan, and Egypt in the long run.
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