The Taiwanese President’s Proposal to Hike Defense Spending Faces Gridlock at Home

The Taiwanese president’s proposal to hike defense spending faces gridlock at home

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has spent his first year in office warning that time is running out to prepare for a possible conflict with China. In the past two months alone, he has proposed a sweeping special defense budget and backed a landmark $11 billion U.S. weapons purchase meant to strengthen the island’s deterrence.But his commitments are colliding with Taiwan’s domestic political reality.The opposition parties that control the legisla…

The Taiwanese president's proposal to hike defense spending faces gridlock at home

Opposition parties are slamming the brakes on billions in defense funding as the China escalates military pressure.

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