President Joe Biden has reportedly notified Congress that he intends to shift tens of millions of dollars from Egypt to Taiwan for failing to improve in areas that were required to receive the money.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration will withhold $85 million in aid while some lawmakers are pushing the administration to withhold an additional $235 million. The deadline for authorizing the withholding of the aid is September 30.
U.S. officials said that the shifting of money comes in response to Egypt failing to “make progress on human rights and other issues,” the report said.
The conditional aid is only a fraction of the $1.3 billion that the U.S. gives Egypt per year, the report noted, which comes as the two countries have growing disagreements on a variety of matters.
The report said that the administration is planning to redirect at least $55 million to Taiwan and $30 million to Lebanon.
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