US Lawmaker Urges More Weapons to Taiwan Amid China Threats

The chairman of the House Select Committee on China, Rep. Mike Gallagher, has urged the US to take seriously the threat posed to Taiwan by China, which has launched military drills around the island following the Taiwanese president's meetings with American lawmakers. Gallagher plans to lead his committee in working to shore up the island government's defenses, encouraging Congress to expedite military aid to Taiwan. China conducted drills with warships and dozens of fighter jets around Taiwan on Saturday, viewed as retaliation for the meeting between the US lawmakers and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory.