The Democratic-led U.S. Senate moved towards the final passage of a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Monday, amid growing doubts about the legislation’s fate in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

The lawmakers voted 66-33 to exceed a 60-vote margin and sweep aside the last procedural hurdle before final consideration of the bill. Senate leaders had expected a vote on passage sometime on Wednesday.

  • queermunist she/her
    32·
    10 months ago

    China intends reunification. That doesn’t require invasion, especially when the Chinese nationalist party is performing so well in elections.

    I could see China invading if Taiwanese nationalists ever tried to break away from China, but that doesn’t look likely. In fact, America so clearly supporting Taiwanese nationalism is hurting them electorally!

    • holycrap@lemm.ee
      2·
      10 months ago

      Your right that reunification is what China wants, but it’s only reunification if both sides want it and it’s done with a stroke of a pen and a handshake rather than with military might. Taiwan clearly doesn’t want it and China has been harassing them with “military exercises” near their territory. They can call it whatever they want but that’s invasion. It’s the same kind of irredentist logic Russia uses to justify invading ukraine.

      • queermunist she/her
        11·
        10 months ago

        Again, the Chinese nationalists just won a lot of seats in the government. Not enough for a controlling majority, but they’re the largest Party at this point. It’s actually not clear that they don’t want it.