Taiwan Unveils $40 Billion Supplemental Defense Budget

Taiwan's Block 70 F-16

Taiwan's Block 70 F-16.

Credit: Lockheed Martin
SINGAPORE—Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te has announced a NT$1.25 trillion ($39.89 billion) supplemental defense budget to be spent over eight years, aimed at strengthening both conventional and asymmetric capabilities amid what he calls the “escalating” threat that China poses to Taiwan and the...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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