# Why Does Taiwan Make Beijing ‘Concerned’? US Experts Say Democracy Is on the Front Line of US-China Competition

https://mins.news/en/video/39695

- VOA Chinese, 2026-09-01 04:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iBiL6-H5pI

> Taiwan’s government has proposed its largest-ever defense budget, signaling its determination to defend itself. US experts say Taiwan faces not only growing military pressure from China but also Chinese information and political influence. They argue that Taiwan’s free democratic system worries Beijing and places democracy at the front line of US-China competition.

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