Biden administration preps Taiwan for Chinese attack after Ukraine invasion
Pentagon beefing up defense industry to better deter a Chinese assault
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - Friday, July 22, 2022
The Biden administration is planning to bolster U.S. arms production to sustain the war in Ukraine and to support Taiwan in preparing to fend off a future Russian-style invasion from China, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday.
Mr. Sullivan also said the administration is urging Taiwan’s political and military leaders to purchase arms better suited to fighting the Chinese military if it were to launch an invasion of the democratically ruled island.
Due to the need to produce more weapons faster, the Pentagon is working on ways to increase the capacity of the American defense industrial base, as well as allied defense industries, to make sure weapons and other military equipment can be produced to deter adversaries, he said.
The weaponry Mr. Sullivan said he has studied in recent months includes all types of artillery, coastal defenses and naval mines.
The United States so far has sent more than $5.6 billion in weapons and other security aid to Ukraine’s military forces, including anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles and sophisticated artillery.
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