TAIPEI, Taiwan—A bipartisan group of U.S. senators met with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on March 30, amid a legislative deadlock over competing defense budget proposals as the island faces rising military pressure from China.
The U.S. delegation—headed by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah)—urged Taiwan’s parliament, known as the Legislative Yuan, to pass Lai’s proposal for extra defense spending of $40 billion.
“We’re here to enforce that message and demonstrate to the people here in Taiwan that we are together a very important part of the safety and the unity around this world,” Curtis said at a press conference in the presidential office in Taipei after meeting Lai….
US Senators Urge Taiwan to Pass Stalled $40 Billion Defense Budget
