Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshot
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Representative Zach Nunn (R-IA), and Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI) of the House Select Committee on China have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Defense to create a formal partnership with Taiwan. The goal is to improve joint defense industrial capabilities in response to advances in Chinese military technology.
The proposed legislation focuses on research and development collaboration between U.S. and Taiwanese defense companies. It highlights areas such as drones, microchips, directed-energy weapons, and missile systems for co-development.
"With each passing day, Xi Jinping expands coercion aimed at Taiwan," said Chairman Moolenaar. "This legislation would strengthen critical defense industrial collaboration with Taiwan while enhancing our shared readiness against an increasingly threatening Beijing."
Representative Nunn stated, "The Chinese Communist Party has made clear its intent to take Taiwan by 2027. The defense partnership laid out in this bill will be a critical deterrence tool, accelerating Taiwan’s access to next-generation U.S. technology and giving them the asymmetric edge they need to defend their sovereignty."
The lawmakers argue that this partnership is intended to deter further escalation from China and provide Taiwan with advanced technological tools for its defense.
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