Taiwan plans to boost defence spending by USD 40 billion to counter China's 'provocations'

Taipei [Taiwan], November 26 (ANI): Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has announced plans to propose a supplementary defence budget of USD 40 billion.

In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Lai said Taiwan is committed to maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region despite frequent Chinese military incursions into its vicinity and drills breaching the first island chain that extends from Japan to Borneo.

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