US EditionTaiwan's Lai Vows to Defend Sovereignty After China's Military Drill
Taiwan plans a $40 billion defense budget over eight years and aims to raise spending to 5% of GDP amid China's largest military drills near the island, officials said.
- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te emphasized the island's determination to defend its sovereignty after China conducted military drills, firing rockets towards Taiwan.
- Lai urged opposition parties to support a proposal for boosting Taiwan's defense spending by $40 billion, which is currently stalled in parliament.
- The Taiwanese defense ministry reported that numerous Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels were active around Taiwan, indicating heightened tensions in the area.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated the aim for national reunification with Taiwan, emphasizing blood ties and a historical trend.
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Sen. Pangilinan criticizes China's military drills around Taiwan, calls for peace
SEN. Francis Pangilinan on Thursday deplored China’s two-day military drills around Taiwan, saying peace cannot be built on threats of invasion.China conducted the exercises around Taiwan last week as a “serious warning” against any attempt at Taiwanese independence.The senator called on concerned parties “to steer the Fire Horse of 2026 into progress, not ruin.” “It is the season of goodwill, but China’s two-day military drills encircling T…
Taiwan's President, Lai Ching-te, on Thursday committed himself to "strongly defend the sovereignty" of the island around which the Chinese armed forces have conducted simulations of blockades and attacks against maritime targets this week."My position has always been clear: to firmly defend national sovereignty, to strengthen national defence and the resilience of society as a whole, to develop effective deterrent capabilities and to build soli…
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te promised Thursday to defend the sovereignty of the self-governing island against China’s “expansionist ambitions,” days after Beijing concluded military maneuvers with real fire around the island. “In view of China’s growing expansionist ambitions, the international community is watching if the Taiwanese people are determined to defend themselves,” Lai said in his New Year’s speech. “As President, my stance has a…
China announced on Thursday that it had "successful" concluded two days of military maneuvers around Taiwan, which included real shots and strategic port block simulations on the island.
Beijing slammed at Lai Ching-te's "truthful" remarks, Taiwan's president, adding that Mr. Lai had "incited confrontation" between the two shores of the Taiwan Strait, according to the new China news agency.
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