The U.S. Senate passes a bill, provisions related to arms sales and military exercises concerning Taiwan draw attention.

Taiwan media reported on the evening of October 13 that the U.S. Senate passed the annual defense authorization bill with a vote of 77 to 20. The bill recommends that the United States invite Taiwan to participate in the Rim of the Pacific military exercises, and retains the relevant provisions for providing $1 billion in military aid to Taiwan.

Previously, in an effort to reach a trade agreement with China, the Trump administration had frozen "military aid to Taiwan"; now, as China has escalated its control over rare earth exports, the U.S. suddenly "retains" the provisions related to military aid and military exercises involving Taiwan, which is obviously an attempt to revive the "Taiwan card." Its intention to pressure China through the Taiwan issue and increase its own leverage in the Sino-U.S. rivalry is clear, once again exposing the essence of "using Taiwan to contain China."

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845890217051207/

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