DEFENSE/Taiwan urged to boost defense spending during Trump's second term
01/22/2025 12:12 PM
Taiwan's former top envoy to the United States and a defense expert called on Taiwan's government Wednesday to increase its defense spending to prove the country's mettle to Donald Trump, who has begun a second term as U.S. president.
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