White House urging Senate Dems to kill proposal naming Taiwan a ‘major ally’: Report

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China's military launched missiles into the Taiwan Strait, Aug. 4, 2022, in retaliation against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit. (Chinese military via Reuters)

President Joe Biden's White House is reportedly urging Senate Democrats not to move forward with legislation that would name Taiwan a "major non-NATO ally."

Sens. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, and Lindsey Graham, R-SC, introduced the bill, which would also provide $4.5 billion in security aid to Taiwan. The White House is critical of the bill and wants Democrats to vote against it, however, according to Bloomberg News.

"The White House has significant concerns. I have significant concerns," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-CT, told Bloomberg.

"I’m not sure this is the moment to throw out 40 years of policy," he added, going on to yield that it does "makes sense for us to draw closer to Taiwan."

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Sens. Lindsey Graham, Bob Menendez, Richard Burr, Rob Portman and Ben Sasse, and Rep. Ronny Jackson were greeted on their arrival to Taiwan, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan)

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News.

The report comes one day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on Wednesday. She is the highest-level U.S. official to visit the self-governed island since Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997.

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China exploded with fury over the visit, and is currently conducting live-fire military drills surrounding Taiwan.

Biden's White House had advised Pelosi to cancel her trip, though the administration sought to distance itself from reports that it had tried to dissuade Pelosi from the visit on Thursday, however.

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In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center pose for photos after she arrives in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China in 25 years. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby joined America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer on Thursday. Hemmer questioned him regarding the White House's communications with Pelosi leading up to the trip.

"You would concede that the White House tried to talk her out of it? That was pretty obvious," Hemmer asked.

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"I wouldn't concede with that," Kirby responded. "I think we gave her context and information. We gave her an analysis of what it was going to look like, not just in this one stop with all the stops that she's making on this important trip."