U.S. President Joe Biden has signed a bill to outline the defense budget and has clarified his stance against China, which is rapidly strengthening its armaments, including increasing contributions to improve deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region. ..
On the 27th, President Biden of the United States signed the defense authority bill for the 2022 fiscal year compiled by Congress, and the law was passed.
The Defense Authority Law defines the future defense policy and the outline of the budget required for it, and the total defense-related budget is 768.2 billion dollars, which is about 88 trillion yen in Japanese yen.
Of this amount, the fund for improving deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region is said to contribute $ 7.1 billion, which has more than tripled from $ 2.2 billion in the previous year, to counter China's rapid armament. The posture is clear.
The law also urges the Biden administration to invite Taiwan to the U.S. military-sponsored multilateral military exercise "Rimpac = Exercise Rimpac" so that Taiwan can maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities. Is also included.
Taiwan has never participated in the Rimpack, and if invited, a strong backlash from China, which is wary of the military ties between the United States and Taiwan, is expected.
In addition, in response to Russia, it will contribute $ 300 million to military support for Ukraine, where military tensions are rising, and will allocate $ 4 billion to a fund for strengthening deterrence in the European region. ..