PoliticsTaiwan president calls record defence spending an investment in peace

Lai Ching-te said Monday that Taiwan intends to strengthen its defences and regards the move as an investment in peace. The proposed defence allocation for next year is due to increase 16%, surpassing T$1 trillion ($31.40 billion) for the first time.

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