Bloomberg News reported that the United Statesstate CouncilMira Resnick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Political-Military Bureau, testified before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday (19th). Based on prepared testimony, he said that the delay in delivery of promised arms sales by the US to Taiwan was primarily due to a lack of production capacity in the defense industry rather than government efficiency.
“We must work together to encourage industry partners to take greater risks, be more flexible, diversify supply chains and deliberately expand production capacity,” he said.
US lawmakers have repeatedly criticized a potential backlog of $19 billion in arms sales to Taiwan.Lok SabhaArmed Services Committee Vice Chairman Rob Wittma issued a statement during his recent visit to Taiwan, saying that the amount currently unclaimed is approximately US$14.3 billion, the majority of which is F-16 fighter jets, and that the matter was “unacceptable. He stressed that “every effort should be made to support Taiwan.”
Resnick also assessed that if the waterway in the Taiwan Strait was disrupted, it would pose a threat to the United States.employmentOpportunities are over 180,000.
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