10115994 2021-12-17 15:56:45.0 US Senate passes massive war budget, escalates provocations over Taiwan question 2 86745 Opinions opinion /enpproperty–>By Zhang Han

AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopters at US Army base Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Photo: VCG The US Congress on Wednesday passed a national defense bill which created a new record of $770 billion budget, with $7.1 billion allocated toward beefing up the US position against China, as well as provisions concerning the island of Taiwan including inviting it to a multilateral naval exercise.…