Taiwan Passes An Extra US$8.6 Billion Defence Budget For New Weapons Purchases

Taiwan built Yushan landing platform dock. CNA file photo  

CNA: Taiwan passes extra US$8.6 billion defence budget as China threat grows 

TAIPEI: Taiwan's parliament on Tuesday (Jan 11) passed an extra spending bill of nearly US$8.6 billion in its latest bid to boost defence capabilities against an increasingly bellicose China. 

The government proposed a five-year special defence budget of around TW$237.3 billion (US$8.57 billion) from 2022 as Chinese warplanes breached its air defence zone at unprecedented levels last year. 

Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of an invasion by authoritarian China, which claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory to be seized one day - by force if necessary.  

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Update #1: Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approves NT$236.95 billion extra defense budget (Taiwan News)  

Update #2: Taiwan passes extra $8.6bn defence budget as China threat grows (Al Jazeera)  

WNU Editor: This extra expenditure is for new weapons .... Legislature approves special budget for weapons purchases (Focus Taiwan).