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Originally Posted by Rockstar
I don’t see this as anything new. China has had their panties in a bunch for decades over our stance of supplying military aid to Taiwan. We keep pushing China’s button, and they just keep getting angry, wash rinse repeat. And I don’t think we would keep pushing the envelope if we didn’t think we could get away with it.
Only thing I question is where the 80 million is actually going because it doesn’t seem to be going directly to Taiwan but someone else’s pockets.
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Again, the financial modality was fundamentally changed, from "Taiwan pays for it" to "the US pays for it". This signals a greater commitment of the US, and a sense of growing urgency. Washington obviously sees the need to accelerate the armament of Taiwan, beyond what t Taiwan could afford by itself.
Those 80 millions are just a start. And, as the text says, they translate into Javelins and Stinger, mean quite a punch to Chinese aggression. Not enough yet to stop them, but enough to really raise the losses for China.