CNN —The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress on Tuesday.
The package – which is part of the State Department’s foreign military financing (FMF) program – totals $80 million and will be paid for by US taxpayers.
The US has sold weapons to Taiwan in the past through a separate program called Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
The FMF program will provide grant assistance, paid for by US taxpayers, to Taiwan in order to make those purchases.
“I am glad the administration is further implementing our bipartisan Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act by finally providing FMF to Taiwan.
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