Taiwan announces special budget of $40 billion for arms purchases to bolster defense

Taiwan plans extra $40 billion in defence spending

There Is So Much to Be Thankful For

In 2006, a few days before Christmas, doctors announced my wife had six months to live. She had, they said, a rare form of cancer that had spread to her lungs. There was really nothing that could be done. We had a one-year-old and I had been told my job was coming to an end the same day of the diagnosis. Thankfully, it was a misdiagnosis. Not only did I keep my job, but I kept my wife. Ten years later, doctors informed my wife they suspected she…

There Is Still Much to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving

There Is Still Much to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving In 2006, a few days before Christmas, doctors announced my wife had six months to live. She had, they said, a rare form of cancer that had spread to her lungs. There was really nothing that could be done. We had a one-year-old, and I had been told my job was coming to an end the same day of the diagnosis. Thankfully, it was a misdiagnosis. Not only did I keep my job, but I kept my wife. T…

Taiwan Boosts Defense Budget To $40BN As President Lai Lashes Out At Beijing

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Taiwan boosts defense budget to $40bn citing Beijing's 'harassment'

China warned that growing US and Japanese involvement and the military buildup will 'plunge Taiwan into disaster'

Taiwian budgets $40 billion toward U.S. weapons and building air defense ‘dome’

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said it welcomes Taiwan's budget announcement and 'supports Taiwan's acquisition of critical defense capabilities, commensurate with the threat it faces.”