WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Sunday (Sep 29) approved US$567 million in defence assistance for Taiwan, the White House said, as China ramps up political and military pressure on the self-ruled island. While the United States does not officially recognise Taiwan diplomatically, it is Taipei's key partner and major provider of weapons - a point of consternation for Beijing, which has repeatedly called on Washington to stop arming the island, which it claims is part of its territory. In a