US President Biden authorises $571 million in military aid to Taiwan As tensions between Beijing and Taipei remain high, US President Joe Biden has authorised a $571.3 million military assistance package for Taiwan, the White House announced on Friday. This comes just weeks before Biden is set to leave office ahead of Donald Trump’s January inauguration. The United States, while not formally recognising Taiwan diplomatically, remains the island's strategic ally and largest arms supplier. This latest package follows a similar $567 million defence aid deal approved less than three months ago. In...