{"id":164702,"date":"2026-05-30T07:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/us-support-for-taiwan-reaffirmed-by-members-of-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T07:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:34:58","slug":"us-support-for-taiwan-reaffirmed-by-members-of-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/us-support-for-taiwan-reaffirmed-by-members-of-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"US support for Taiwan reaffirmed by members of Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108246264\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>In this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theater Command of China&#8217;s People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) on December 29, 2025, a ship conducts a weapons attack during exercises east of Taiwan. <\/p>\n<p>Eastern Theater Command via reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The US Congress continues to have strong support for Taiwan, even as it remains a focal point of relations with China, according to members of a delegation. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iiss.org\/events\/shangri-la-dialogue\/shangri-la-dialogue-2026\/\">IISS Shangri-La Dialogue<\/a> in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is really strong bipartisan support for Taiwan and Taiwan&#8217;s security, and making sure we can make a lot of progress with respect to the island&#8217;s ability to defend itself,\u201d Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said at a media roundtable at the Dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan, which claims the right to self-governance but is also claimed by China, has been in the focus for some time due to comments made by US President Donald Trump. Trump has mentioned a $14 billion arms sale to the island, which has been approved by Congress.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/taiwan-trump-arms-68eaac52b871e556aa6bd0509b101a90\">conversation chip<\/a>&#8220;With China.<\/p>\n<p>At another media roundtable in the dialogue, the R.N.C. Representative Pat Harrigan said, &#8220;Our commitment to Taiwan \u2013 that&#8217;s not changing.&#8221; &#8220;If you look at the work we&#8217;ve done with Taiwan, there can be no claim that the United States is not there for the island.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not mention Taiwan in his previous comments at the dialogue. However, Representative Michael Baumgartner, R-W.A. Underestimated the significance of the mistake.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth &#8220;emphatically mentioned the status quo,&#8221; Baumgartner said. &#8220;I think that includes Taiwan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>D.N.Y. Representative Greg Meeks of the U.S. said the arms sale to Taiwan was &#8220;approved by Congress in a bipartisan manner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\">Choose CNBC as your favorite source on Google and never miss a moment of the most trusted name in business news.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theater Command of China&#8217;s People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) on December 29, 2025, a ship conducts a weapons attack during exercises east of Taiwan. 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