U.S Senators Reassure Taiwan on Weapons Approvals in Coming Weeks

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Curtis (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) clap during a visit to National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taoyuan, Taiwan, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Curtis (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) clap during a visit to National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taoyuan, Taiwan, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang

By Michael Martina

The United States will likely approve pending weapons sales to Taiwan in coming weeks, a bipartisan group of senators assured Taiwanese lawmakers in a letter, urging Taipei to hasten its stalled defense spending in the face of pressure from China.

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