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Taiwan's Legislature Slashes Military Budget, Sparking Defense Concerns
- Taiwan's legislature passed a reduced military procurement bill, cutting the government's proposed NT$470 billion budget and omitting key defense enhancement items. - Legislator Chung Chia-pin of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) urged public support for a special budget and necessary regulations to strengthen national defense. - The DPP government is considering a second special budget or โฆ
Defense bill budget cut by 470 billion by KMT, TPP; US State Dept: Concession to CCP
- Taiwan's legislature passed a special defense bill with a budget of NT$780 billion, significantly less than the executive yuan's proposal. - The US State Department and AIT expressed concern, statinโฆ