US approves first arms to Taiwan under foreign aid program

President Joe Biden’s administration has for the first time approved direct US military aid to Taiwan under an as-sistance program aimed at foreign governments, officials said Wednesday, as worries grow over China.

The State Department informed Congress on Tuesday of the $80 million package, which is small compared with recent sales to Taiwan but marks the first assistance to Taipei under the Foreign Military Financing program, which generally involves grants or loans to sovereign countries.