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.
“There’s been no change to U.S. policy towards Taiwan,” Rubio said during the Senate hearing. “No change has been made in that regard.”…