NATION&WORLDEXTRA-USATODAYNETWORKSATURDAY,JULY29,20231NNSUBSCRIBER-EXCLUSIVESPECIALEDITIONWASHINGTON–TheU.S.onFridayannounced$345millioninmilitaryaidforTaiwan,inwhatistheBidenadmini-stration’sfirstmajorpackagedrawingonAmerica’sownstockpilestohelpTai-wancounterChina.TheWhiteHouse’sannouncementsaidthepackagewouldincludede-fense,educationandtrainingfortheTaiwanese.Washingtonwillsendman-portableairdefensesystems,orMAN-PADS,intelligenceandsurveillanceca-pabilities,firearmsandmissiles,ac-cordingtotwoU.S.officialswhospokeontheconditionofanonymitytodis-cusssensitivemattersaheadofthean-nouncement.U.S.lawmakershavebeenpressuringthePentagonandWhiteHousetospeedwe...