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

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

Lai Ching-te, the president of Taiwan, may be betting that China’s appetite for retaliation will be limited by Beijing’s ...

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

TAIPEI, Taiwan — For decades, Taiwanese leaders have performed a delicate dance of defending Taiwan’s sovereignty while not provoking Beijing. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is changing that.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te said that a Taiwanese semiconductor company’s massive investment in Arizona is the “best model” for the island’s effort to ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...