# Taiwan president says defence spending boost aims to ‘deter war’

https://mins.news/en/item/94207

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-10 05:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/taiwan-president-says-defence-spending-boost-aims-to-deter-war?traffic_source=rss

> In a National Day speech in Taipei, Lai Ching-te said Taiwan cherishes peace and will not give up its freedom or tolerate aggression. He said higher defence investment is intended to deter war, not provoke it, and urged Indo-Pacific democracies to work together to preserve regional peace and stability.

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