Dem senator leads bipartisan effort to strengthen Taiwan supply chain amid China threat

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., led a bipartisan radical successful introducing a measure to fortify Taiwan and its proviso concatenation arsenic it continues to look subject threats from China, which has made nary concealed of its program to facilitate a reunification with the island.

On Thursday, the bipartisan Transpacific Allies Investing successful Weapons to Advance National (TAIWAN) Security Act was introduced by Rosen and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska. They were joined by Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.

"As China ramps up its subject buildup and aggression towards Taiwan, we indispensable not lone guarantee our strength, but besides bolster the spot of our antiauthoritarian ally, Taiwan," Rosen told Fox News Digital successful a statement. "I’m arrogant to pb a bipartisan, bicameral measure to deepen the United States’ defence ties with Taiwan, heighten proviso concatenation resilience, and assistance summation Taiwan’s subject readiness."

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Sens. Jacky Rosen and Dan Sullivan teamed up for a bipartisan measure aimed astatine strengthening the narration betwixt the U.S. and Taiwan and reinforcing the island's proviso chain. (Getty Images/File)

The extremity of the measurement is to fortify ties betwixt the U.S. and Taiwan portion besides preemptively addressing immoderate proviso concatenation and readiness challenges it whitethorn face. Specifically, Rosen and Sullivan's measure would necessitate Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to "appropriately consider" enhanced defence concern basal practice betwixt the U.S. and Taiwan.

The measure is besides bicameral, with a House mentation introduced by Reps. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., and Steven Horsford, D-Nev.

"It is nary concealed that Communist China’s evil dictator, [President] Xi Jinping, is readying to invade Taiwan and proceed his attacks against ideology successful a quest for satellite domination," Scott said successful his ain connection connected the bill. 

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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP/File)

He emphasized that the U.S. "cannot beryllium backmost and fto this happen, and that starts with supporting our peaceful and antiauthoritarian state Taiwan and its military."

After months of disagreement betwixt Democrats and Republicans wrong the precocious and little chambers, a $95 cardinal overseas assistance supplemental bundle was passed and signed into instrumentality by President Biden to enactment Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.

The bundle included $8 cardinal to fortify Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific against Chinese threats.

Rosen led a bipartisan and bicameral radical connected the legislation. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough/File)

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China spoke retired against the overseas assistance passage, promising to instrumentality "resolute and forceful steps" to support itself. 

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian connected Monday, "This bundle gravely infringes upon China’s sovereignty."

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Florence Lo/Pool/Getty Images/File)

Jian accused the U.S. of violating the "One China" rule by providing subject assistance to Taiwan, which it contends is portion of its territory.

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He further suggested the bundle emboldens "Taiwan independency separatist forces" connected the island.

An admiral successful the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command recently testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, telling members that China is preparing with "aggressive subject buildup" to beryllium "ready to invade Taiwan by 2027."