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Senator Collins Stresses Need to Arm Taiwan for Self-Defense, Replenish U.S. Military Stockpiles to Deter China

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Date: May 17, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Defense Foreign Aid Foreign Affairs

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We must ask ourselves if the Pentagon and Taiwan have the weapons, munitions, and manpower necessary to credibly deter China from using force to accomplish its objectives. As Secretary Austin knows, from our hearing last week, I believe that the Administration could do better in this regard…

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Last year, Congress authorized up to $1 billion to send existing [Department of Defense] weapons to Taiwan, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act. You've testified that the Administration intends to exercise this authority, and there were press reports, just last week, that the Administration was contemplating a $500 million package for Taiwan.

Will the Administration be requesting the necessary funding to backfill any U.S. weapons and munitions that are provided to Taiwan, as we have done with Ukraine, so that there is no net loss to the U.S. military capability as a result of the package under consideration by the Administration?

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