Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island’s defense budget will exceed 3% of its economic output ...

T aiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, broke with tradition on March 13th when he declared China to be a “foreign hostile force” ...

President Lai Ching-te is pushing boundaries, risking an angry response from China at a time when it’s not clear whether the United States will step in to help.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said he will increase the island’s military spending from 2.5% to over 3% of its gross ...

Taiwan's largest annual war games, held to simulate responses to a possible Chinese invasion, will publicly assume a ...

Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te said that a Taiwanese semiconductor company’s massive investment in Arizona is the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded that Taiwan increase defense spending as high as 10% of GDP, a proportion well above what the U.S. or any of its major allies spend, in order to deter China.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island's defense budget will exceed 3% of its economic output as it overhauls its military in the face of the ...

Taiwan's President Says the Defense Budget Will Exceed 3% of GDP in Military Overhaul TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island's defense ...

FILE - Helicopters fly over with Taiwan national flag during an inauguration celebration of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File ...