Rubio Says US Not Withholding $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Package

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers this week that the United States is not withholding a pending $14 billion arms package for Taiwan, saying the package remains under review and that Washington’s policy toward Taiwan has not changed.

Rubio addressed the issue in two separate congressional hearings: first during Senate testimony on June 2, when lawmakers pressed him on whether U.S. arms sales to Taiwan were being treated as a bargaining point with Beijing, and again during House testimony on June 3, when he was asked about the status of Taiwan arms deliveries.