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Taiwan Defense Stocks Waver as Markets Weigh Budget Boost
Taiwanese President President Lai Ching-te's pledge to introduce a $40 billion supplementary defense budget saw the sector rising Wednesday, with the momentum quickly fading. Aerospace Industrial ...
Taiwan Says It Has Discussed With US Arms Purchases for Extra Defence Budget
The United States is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties. As Taiwan faces calls from Washington to spend more on its own defence, ...
ARBOR Technology’s Three Innovative AI Products Win Taiwan Excellence Awards
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Korea and Taiwan Business Leaders Strengthen Future Industry Cooperation in the AI Era: “A Complementary Relationship”
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Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Japan to Lower the Volume on Taiwan
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Can Starlink be blocked? Scary Chinese simulation shows 1,000 drones can jam satellite internet over an island as large as Taiwan
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Tech Voices: Apple vs. Samsung, Taiwan trade deal, Uber-WeRide
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Taiwan Rolls Out $40B Defense Supplemental to Fund Air Defense, Asymmetric Capabilities
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te outlined his administration’s proposal for a $40 billion defense supplemental this week that would fund an island-wide air defense system and the procurement of missiles, ...
Taiwan announces $40 billion defensive missile system modeled after Israeli ‘Iron Dome’
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Taiwan could train American workers on semiconductors: Report
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Exclusive-Trump team wants Taiwan to train US chip plant workers, sources say
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Taiwan puts $40 billion toward buying U.S. weapons and building a defense dome
The budget will be allocated over eight years, from 2026 to 2033, and comes after President Lai Ching-te pledged to raise defense spending to 5% of the island's GDP, as part of his strategy amid China ...
Taiwan announces $40 billion budget for weapons purchases as U.S. pressures island to increase defense spending
The budget will be allocated over eight years as part of the island's strategy to deter a China's threats of invasion ...
Taiwan plans extra $40 billion in defence spending to counter China
Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion supplementary defence budget to underscore its determination to defend itself in the face of a rising threat from China, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday.