Taiwan President William Lai unveils $40 billion defense spending proposal to counter China military pressure as U.S. offers ...

With China ramping up its military posturing towards Taiwan, Taipei is preparing to boost its own combat readiness. Will the ...

The budget will be allocated over eight years as part of the island's strategy to deter a China's threats of invasion ...

Global military spending skyrocketed to an unprecedented $2.718 trillion (£2tn) in 2024, marking a substantial 9.4% real-term ...

In a pre-taped interview for The New York Times’s Dealbook summit, Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, spoke about China’s continuing threat to Taiwan’s sovereignty and the country’s relationship to the ...

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

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has unveiled a plan to allocate a special budget of nearly 40 billion dollars over the eight ...

US‑based firms generated $334 billion in arms revenues in 2024, an increase of 3.8 percent from the previous year. By ...

President Lai Ching-te says the spending, which must be approved by the island’s legislature, would fund purchases of arms ...

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan ...

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

Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has announced a $40bn budget for defence spending over the next eight years, to get “closer to the vision of an unassailable Taiwan, safeguarded by innovation ...