Taiwan Unveils Record Defense Budget As China Threat Grows– dailycaller.com
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Taiwan is proposing a record defense budget for 2027 as the island pours more money into its military amid mounting pressure from China and calls from Washington for Taipei to shoulder more of its own defense burden.
Taiwan’s government proposed spending 1.12 trillion Taiwan dollars, roughly $35 billion, on defense next year, pushing military spending above 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the country’s Presidential Office. The spending plan would mark the first time Taiwan’s annual defense budget has exceeded 1 trillion Taiwan dollars and comes as Beijing continues sending military aircraft and vessels near the island while periodically conducting large-scale exercises in the region.
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has not renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control, while Taiwan has been governed separately from mainland China since 1949.
“China is increasing its military spending and capabilities in unprecedented fashion,” a senior official from the Trump administration told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We strongly urge Taiwan to invest in defensive military drones. Further delays in drone funding are a concession to the CCP.” (
