The budget will be allocated over eight years, from 2026 to 2033, and comes after President Lai Ching-te pledged to raise ...

Taiwan announced it will spend US$40 billion on new military purchases, including an air defence system, amid pressure from ...

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has unveiled a special $40B defense budget over the next eight years, following U.S. pressure ...

Taiwan has already held preliminary talks with the United States about what weapons it wants to buy as part of a $40 billion ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has promised to speed up construction of the T-Dome to create "a safety net" for Taiwan and ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Friday promoted a U.S.-educated senior security official as a new vice defence minister to help oversee military reforms and as the government pushes $40 billion in ...

Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office warns against foreign interference in island as Taipei announces new defence spending.

Taiwan’s president said the island will introduce a $40 billion supplemental defense budget aimed at boosting asymmetric ...

Critics question where the money will come from to finance Lai's plans for a massive increase in military spending ...

Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion supplementary defence budget to underscore its determination to defend itself in the face ...

President Lai Ching-te announced the security build up that includes a Taiwan Dome, as Beijing ramps up military and economic pressure, amid a spat with Japan.

Taiwan's government has proposed $40 billion in extra defence spending over several years, with the focus on developing a multi-layered air defence system dubbed "T-Dome." ...