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Taiwan president says China's threats are increasing

Reuters
Reuters
26/11/2025
10:45 MYT
Taiwan president says China's threats are increasing
Taiwan vows to defend sovereignty with a US$40B defense boost as President Lai Ching-te warns of rising Chinese threats and plans major US arms purchases. - REUTERS/Filepic
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that China's threats to the Indo Pacific are intensifying and Beijing has been trying to turn democratic Taiwan into "China's Taiwan".
Taiwan will introduce a US$40 billion supplementary defence budget to underscore its determination to defend itself, with "significant" new U.S. arms purchases planned, Lai said in a Washington Post op-ed essay published on Tuesday.
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