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Taiwan Defense Budget Clash: Political Battle Over Arms Procurement and National Security

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Taiwan’s legislature has broken a prolonged political deadlock, approving $25 billion in special funds to acquire missiles and advanced weaponry from the United States. The decision, finalized on Friday, May 8, 2026, marks a critical pivot in Taipei’s defense strategy and resolves a high-stakes budgetary clash that had threatened to stall the island’s military modernization … Read more

Taiwan Military Procurement: KMT and TPP Propose 800 Billion TWD Defense Budget

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Taipei is currently the center of a high-stakes political tug-of-war as the Legislative Yuan prepares for a decisive vote on a special defense budget. The dispute, which has exposed deep fractures within the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), centers on how much the government should spend on military modernization and whether that spending should be strictly tied … Read more