US EditionTaiwan announces special budget of $40 billion for arms purchases to bolster defense
The $40 billion plan over eight years aims to modernize Taiwan's forces with U.S. arms and boost asymmetric warfare to deter China's escalating military threats.
- On Nov. 26, President Lai Ching-te announced a US$40 billion supplementary defence budget after proposing it in a Washington Post op-ed on Nov 25.
- Against a backdrop of daily PLA activity, China has deployed warplanes, navy ships and drones toward Taiwan, while recent military intrusions and gray-zone tactics have caused deep unease in the Indo-Pacific region, Lai said.
- Funding asymmetric systems like mobile missile units will include the Taiwan Dome air-defense system and precision-strike missiles via joint development with the United States.
- To deliver on the pledge, Taipei expects Taiwan's defence spending to rise to 3.3% of GDP by next year and President Lai Ching‑te pledged it will reach 5% by 2030; the United States is legally bound to provide Taiwan with defensive means.
- With backlogs exceeding US $19 billion, defense experts say U.S. production constraints may delay arms deliveries to Taiwan, despite a planned $40 billion budget from 2026 to 2033.
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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.”
Taiwan puts $40 billion toward buying US weapons and building a defense dome
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities called Taiwan Dome, as the
Taiwan puts $40 billion toward buying US weapons and building a defense dome
Taiwan’s president has announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities. Wednesday's announcement comes as the U.S. pressures the island to increase its defense spending amid…
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