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The Joe Biden administration has approved the maiden United States military transfer to Taiwan under a programme usually reserved for assistance to sovereign states, aiming to strengthen the island’s self-defence capabilities.
The move is likely to irk China and soar the prevailing tensions with Beijing ahead of the G20 Summit for which President Joe Biden will travel to India from September 7 to 10. Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to be present at the meeting.
