The US was the highest military spender in 2021, with 801 billion US dollars dedicated to the military, equivalent to 30% of the total military spending worldwide that year (2.1 trillion US dollars).
US President Joe Biden has angered China saying that he would be willing to use force to militarily defend Chinese Taipei if Beijing invades the self ruled Island.
China says the United States’ support for the Chinese Taipei is “bound to fail,” as President Joe Biden sent a delegation of former senior military and security officials to the self-ruled island.