Taiwan thanks US for sweeping aid package, China says island entering ‘dangerous situation’

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Follow us on Image Source : REUTERS (FILE) Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Taipei/Beijing: After months of delays and continuous debate, the US Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine in a 79-18 vote on late Tuesday, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden. Taiwan expressed gratitude over the package, saying it will strengthen deterrence against authoritarianism, while China has sharply criticised the move by asserting that such funding is pushing the island into a "dangerous situation". The legislation recently passed by the Senate and the House Republicans on Saturday...