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Taiwan military says budget delay threatens $2.4 billion in weapons buying, training

TAIPEI, April 2 (Reuters) - A delay in approving Taiwan's budget this year threatens T$78 billion ($2.44 billion) in weapons procurement, maintenance and training, a senior defence...

Taiwan’s parliament passes pared-back supplementary defense budget

The approved supplemental budget is much lower than the NT$1.25 trillion proposed by the Lai administration, with the funding going towards two separate US arms packages for Taiwan...

After months of wrangling, Taiwan lawmakers OK $25 billion defense spending bill

The spending, which opposition lawmakers say will be used for U.S. weapons, falls well short of the government's proposed budget of nearly $40 billion.

Taiwan Defense Budget Standoff Deepens as Parties Clash Over NT$1.25 Trillion Plan

According to the Taipei Times, the Legislative Yuan is about to enter another round of negotiations on the draft Special Defense Act. However, significant differences remain betwee...

US bill allocates US$500 million to Taiwan defense

US seeks sizeable boost of US$1.5tn to defense budget

Legislature passes defense budget bill

DPP says cuts to budget weakens Taiwan defense

KMT divided on defense budget

Budget is key to defense plans: official

Taiwan’s NT$1.25 Trillion Defense Bill Stalls Amid Legislature Deadlock

Facing the escalating threat from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Taiwan’s Executive Yuan has proposed a NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget. However, the bill has long been...

Donovan’s Deep Dives: The battle over Taiwan’s defense spending

Taiwan Warns of Military ‘Capability Gap’ After Legislature Caps Arms Procurement

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of a special defense bill on May 8, approving a ceiling of NT$780 billion for arms procurement from the United States, while comp...

Taiwan opposition votes to cut Lai's defense budget despite US urging

US Indo-Pacific Commander Urges Taiwan To Swiftly Pass The Special Defense Budget

Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on April 21 that Taiwan must pass its stalled s...

Beijing Steps Up Military Pressure as Taiwan’s Defense Budget Faces Political Deadlock

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to provoke Taiwan by sending naval vessels to operate around the Taiwan Strait and crossing the median line. However, Taiwan’s ruling an...

Cabinet approves NT$295 billion for arms packages

What’s behind the KMT’s internal splits over Taiwanese defence spending?

Internal splits over defence spending are widening within Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang, ahead of this year’s local elections. The party is facing growing pressure...

KMT lawmakers clash over defense budget cap

Defense budget facing paralysis

Taiwan’s defense technology shift

US advances bill for Taiwan military funds

KMT divided over the special defense budget

Did US pressure before Xi-Trump summit force KMT hand on Taiwan’s defence budget?

Pressure from Washington was likely to have played a decisive role in Taiwan’s opposition parties backing a sharply expanded special defence budget last week, analysts said, as con...