00:00The majority leader of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed Taiwan's efforts to boost its national defense.
00:06I am very supportive of doing everything we can to make Taiwan as prickly as possible
00:12when it comes to their own, being able to defend themselves against Chinese aggression there.
00:17My view is that we want to do everything we can to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression.
00:25Speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol, top Republican leader John Thune was responding to a question about U
00:31.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
00:32Specifically, if U.S. President Donald Trump was treating Taiwan arms sales as a negotiating chip.
00:38Thune also said that he will meet with Kuomintang Chair Chen Liwen, who is currently in Washington.
00:43Chen and the KMT have called to reduce spending on U.S. weapons.
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