President Joe Biden agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the White House said, following China's massing of naval forces around Taiwan last week.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the White House said, while the State Department approved the potential sale to the island of $265 million worth of military equipment.

US President Joe Biden has approved more than $900 million of defence support for Taiwan. The White House stated the funding would include equipment as well as education and training for Taiwan’s military.