TAIPEI: Taiwan has already held preliminary talks with the United States about what weapons it wants to buy as part of a $40 billion supplementary defense budget, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Thursday. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te announced the previous day the new spending plan, which runs from 2026-2033, to underscore the island’s determination to defend itself in the face of a rising threat from China.

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Taiwan avrà un extra budget per la difesa da 40 miliardi di dollari allo scopo di sottolineare la determinazione dell'isola a difendersi, prevedendo l'acquisto "significativo" di…