Moolenaar, Krishnamoorthi on Taiwan Arms Sale

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party commended the administration’s recent approval of arms sales to enhance Taiwan’s defenses and deter CCP aggression. 

“We welcome the administration’s decision to approve the sale of defensive systems to Taiwan. The $2 billion sale of three National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and additional air defense radars will increase deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. These systems have contributed to Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s brutal and unprovoked aggression and will similarly enhance Taiwan’s defensive capabilities against the Chinese Communist Party’s military threats, demonstrated earlier this month in a massive air-and-sea drill meant to intimidate Taiwan. We are bound by law to provide Taiwan with the capabilities to defend itself and must expedite the delivery of the arms Taiwan urgently requires.”