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WASHINGTON—To Rep. Mike Collins, China is a bigger threat to the United States than Russia. So the Georgia Republican has voted against providing military aid to Ukraine as he advocates for doing more to arm Taiwan, the self-governed island that’s at risk of military aggression from Beijing.
“Ukraine’s survival is Taiwan’s survival. Ukraine’s success is Taiwan’s success,” Taiwan’s diplomat in the US, Hsiao Bi-Khim, said in May at the Sedona Forum hosted by the McCain Institute. “Taiwan is grateful to have strong bipartisan support from the US. We will continue to work with the US to maintain the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait,” the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press.
Taiwan is the thorniest issue in the frayed US-China relationship. Beijing claims sovereignty over the island, which lies roughly 100 miles off the mainland’s southeastern coast, and vows to seize it, by force if necessary, to achieve national reunification. The United States wants a peaceful resolution and has a security pact with the island, supplying it with military hardware and technologies to prevent any forced takeover by Beijing.
“These delays are primarily a result of a US manufacturing backlog and a distracted Biden administration with weapons deliveries to Ukraine taking preference over Taiwan,” Collin said. “We must get serious about offering support to our ally Taiwan because ultimately when it comes to countering China, our interests align.”
And on a practical level, Bowman said, the aid for Ukraine is helping the US expand its weapons production, which will both benefit Taiwan and enhance US military readiness.
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