CORRECTED: Taiwan to increase defence budget to over 3% of GDP: premier

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CORRECTED: Taiwan to increase defence budget to over 3% of GDP: premier
Taipei, Aug 21 (AFP) Aug 21, 2025

Taiwan's government plans to increase its defence budget for 2026 to more than three percent of GDP, the premier said Thursday, as it faces US pressure to invest more in its own protection.

The move was "another concrete demonstration to the world and the people of Taiwan of our resolve and ability to safeguard national sovereignty and security, the stability and security of the Indo-Pacific region, and our shared responsibility with the world," Premier Cho Jung-tai told a news conference.

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