2023-10-20 21:30:00
2023/10/21 05:30
The White House requested an additional budget of 3.4 trillion yuan from Congress on the 20th to provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the Indo-Pacific region. (AFP)
[Compiler Guan Shuping/Comprehensive Report]On the 20th, the U.S. White House requested nearly US$106 billion (approximately NT$3.4 trillion) from Congress for additional budget to provide defense assistance to Ukraine and Israel, including US$7.4 billion (approximately NT$2.2 trillion). NT$40 billion) to support the security of Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region. President Biden stated in his national speech on the 19th that the leadership of the United States “brings the world together” and must strengthen its support for Israel and Ukraine, which are currently at war. support from both allies because this is “at stake in the national security of the United States.”
Aiding Ukraine is related to U.S. national security
This additional budget provides military security assistance of US$61.4 billion to Ukraine and US$14.3 billion to Israel respectively; in addition, US$7.4 billion is used for security assistance to allies in the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan, and US$13.6 billion. In response to U.S.-Mexico border security and fentanyl smuggling, another approximately $9 billion is provided to provide humanitarian aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Gaza. The White House pointed out that the Indo-Pacific component will be used to strengthen deterrence and provide support to key allies and partners as they face an increasingly aggressive China.
Although the Ukraine-Russia war and the Israel-Kazakhstan conflict are the most immediate diplomatic concerns, the Biden administration’s decision to include the Indo-Pacific in the supplementary budget means that it considers the possibility of another international conflict in the region.
Biden: America brings the world together
Biden delivered a speech in the Oval Office of the White House on the 19th, saying that this budget “is a wise investment that will allow generations to enjoy the dividends of American security.” He compared Hamas to Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that the two “represent different threats, but have something in common: they both want to completely eliminate neighboring democracies.” If terrorists and dictators are not made to pay the price, the United States and Threats to the world will continue to rise.
He said, “The United States is still the beacon of the world.” If it turns its back on Israel and Ukraine, it will jeopardize the alliances and values that the United States relies on to maintain security and become partners with other countries. “We cannot and will not” let Hamas and Putin win. Biden also emphasized the urgency of assisting the Palestinian people and called on the Israeli and Palestinian people to “equally have the right to live in security, dignity and peace.”
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