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U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to foster defense tech cooperation with Taiwan

08/02/2025 04:27 PM
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U.S. Representatives John Moolenaar. CNA file photo
U.S. Representatives John Moolenaar. CNA file photo

Washington, Aug. 1 (CNA) A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a bill aimed at strengthening defense technology collaboration with Taiwan in response to rising military threats from China.

The bill, titled the "U.S.-Taiwan Defense Innovation Partnership Act," seeks to establish a partnership between the U.S. Department of Defense and its Taiwanese counterpart, and to accelerate defense technology collaboration, according to a press release issued on Thursday.

The bill prioritizes the joint research and development of emerging defense technologies -- including drones, artificial intelligence, microchips, missiles and surveillance systems -- in an effort to enhance deterrence and maintain a technological edge over China.

The proposed legislation was introduced amid heightened concerns in Washington over China's military buildup and growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.

House of Representatives member Jill Tokuda (D-HI), a co-sponsor of the bill, emphasized the need for "new and innovative technologies, approaches and vendors" to meet security challenges in the region, calling the bill a step toward "a free and open Indo-Pacific."

The partnership laid out in the bill "will be a critical deterrence tool, accelerating Taiwan's access to next-generation U.S. technology," said another co-sponsor of the bill, Representative Zach Nunn (R-IA).

Meanwhile, Representatives John Moolenaar (R-MI), who also chairs the House Select Committee on China, said the bill would "strengthen critical defense industrial collaboration with Taiwan while enhancing our shared readiness against an increasingly threatening Beijing."

(By Elaine Hou and Teng Pei-ju)

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