Taiwan announced plans for a record increase him defense budget on Thursday after huge military The exercises that China conducted earlier this month led to tensions between the two countries highest in contracts.
Taipei suggested a defense budget of NT$415.1 billion ($13.7 billion) for next year and up 13% year-on-year awaiting Parliament approval.
In addition special budget will also Created specifically for acquire new Fighter aircraft and other projects to strengthen the Navy and air Capacity, the top budget agency said in a permit.
“to protect national Security, in general defense budget for next year It will reach 586.3 billion new Taiwan dollars to a record A Cabinet spokesman said, citing Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang as saying.
Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion On the part of China, which claims that the democratic island is part of it of Its lands will be seized one Today – by force If necessary.
The rumble of swords grew in Beijing more Declared under President Xi Jinping, China’s most resolute leader in generation.
booster military budget It was revealed after Beijing conducted unprecedented exercises around Taiwan in revenge for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei earlier this month.
Peking lashes out In any diplomatic act that would legitimize Taiwan, he responded with Anger growing at the visits of Western officials and politicians.
For a week after Pelosi’s visit, China sent warships, missiles and fighter planes into the waters and skies around Taiwan, its largest and most aggressive exercise since the mid-1990s.
Even before this month’s rehearsals, Beijing had increased military the pressure on Taiwan in Especially recent years with Raids on the island air defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Last year, Taiwan recorded incursions by about 970 Chinese warplanes air defense The region, according to a database compiled by Agence France-Presse (AFP), more From double nearly 380 in 2020.
this number year already exceed 980 with more 360 raids recorded in August alone.
Increased activity leads to more stress on Taiwan’s supremacy of arms military Resources, especially its aging fleet of fighter planes.
“There have been big increases in proces maintenance in In response to the situation across the strait, where our aircraft and naval vessels are (increasingly) deployed,” budget chief Zhou Zerming told reporters.
Historically, Taiwan military please big-ticket Purchases like Fighter aircraft and warships.
But US and Taiwanese strategists have increasingly pushed Taipei to embrace the “porcupine” strategy of Unequal war.
who – which strategy Confirm the purchase is relatively cheap and mobile Weapon Systems like Anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, as well as training soldiers And civilians reserve for fight behind enemy lines to make invasion Even bleak prospect for China is huge military.
chart defense spending, which is a record High and must be approved by parliamentrepresents the sixth place in a row for the island year of growth in defense Spending since 2017.
except for extra budget for military equipment The proposed funds defense Spending accounts for 12.9% year-on-year Compare increase with 20.8% increase in Overall government budget Suggestion for next year.
Suggested spending accounts for 14.6% of The government’s total spending for next year It is the fourth largest spending bracket after social Welfare and joint spending on education, science culture and economy development.
The island last year announced additional defense budget of $8.69 billion by 2026, which came on higher of annually military spending, mostly on Naval weapons, including missiles and warships.
In March, China said it would do so spend 7.1% more on defense this is yearwhich put the spending figure at 1.45 trillion yuan ($211.62 billion), although many experts suspect this is not the case. true Number, confirmation of government disputes.
Taiwan announced plans for a record increase him defense budget on Thursday after huge military The exercises that China conducted earlier this month led to tensions between the two countries highest in contracts.
Taipei suggested a defense budget of NT$415.1 billion ($13.7 billion) for next year and up 13% year-on-year awaiting Parliament approval.
In addition special budget will also Created specifically for acquire new Fighter aircraft and other projects to strengthen the Navy and air Capacity, the top budget agency said in a permit.
“to protect national Security, in general defense budget for next year It will reach 586.3 billion new Taiwan dollars to a record A Cabinet spokesman said, citing Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang as saying.
Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion On the part of China, which claims that the democratic island is part of it of Its lands will be seized one Today – by force If necessary.
The rumble of swords grew in Beijing more Declared under President Xi Jinping, China’s most resolute leader in generation.
booster military budget It was revealed after Beijing conducted unprecedented exercises around Taiwan in revenge for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei earlier this month.
Peking lashes out In any diplomatic act that would legitimize Taiwan, he responded with Anger growing at the visits of Western officials and politicians.
For a week after Pelosi’s visit, China sent warships, missiles and fighter planes into the waters and skies around Taiwan, its largest and most aggressive exercise since the mid-1990s.
Even before this month’s rehearsals, Beijing had increased military the pressure on Taiwan in Especially recent years with Raids on the island air defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Last year, Taiwan recorded incursions by about 970 Chinese warplanes air defense The region, according to a database compiled by Agence France-Presse (AFP), more From double nearly 380 in 2020.
this number year already exceed 980 with more 360 raids recorded in August alone.
Increased activity leads to more stress on Taiwan’s supremacy of arms military Resources, especially its aging fleet of fighter planes.
“There have been big increases in proces maintenance in In response to the situation across the strait, where our aircraft and naval vessels are (increasingly) deployed,” budget chief Zhou Zerming told reporters.
Historically, Taiwan military please big-ticket Purchases like Fighter aircraft and warships.
But US and Taiwanese strategists have increasingly pushed Taipei to embrace the “porcupine” strategy of Unequal war.
who – which strategy Confirm the purchase is relatively cheap and mobile Weapon Systems like Anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, as well as training soldiers And civilians reserve for fight behind enemy lines to make invasion Even bleak prospect for China is huge military.
chart defense spending, which is a record High and must be approved by parliamentrepresents the sixth place in a row for the island year of growth in defense Spending since 2017.
except for extra budget for military equipment The proposed funds defense Spending accounts for 12.9% year-on-year Compare increase with 20.8% increase in Overall government budget Suggestion for next year.
Suggested spending accounts for 14.6% of The government’s total spending for next year It is the fourth largest spending bracket after social Welfare and joint spending on education, science culture and economy development.
The island last year announced additional defense budget of $8.69 billion by 2026, which came on higher of annually military spending, mostly on Naval weapons, including missiles and warships.
In March, China said it would do so spend 7.1% more on defense this is yearwhich put the spending figure at 1.45 trillion yuan ($211.62 billion), although many experts suspect this is not the case. true Number, confirmation of government disputes.