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…

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…

Taiwan will deutlich mehr in seine Verteidigung investieren. In einer US-Zeitung erklärt Präsident Lai den Vorstoß. Die Ankündigung erfolgt parallel zu einer diplomatischen…

Beijing considers democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and regards its reunification with the mainland "a historical inevitability." Taiwan rejects those claims.

TAIPEI: Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion supplementary defense budget to underscore its determination to defend itself in the face of a rising threat from China, President Lai…

President Lai Ching-te declared there was ‘no room for compromise on national security’ in face of escalating harassment and espionage

If approved by Taiwan's parliament, the plan would raise defence spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2030.

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…