Lai unveils plan to budget US$40 billion to bolster Taiwan's defense

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Wednesday proposed a NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.85 billion) special defense budget to fund the construction of a multilayered "T-Dome" air defense network and strengthen Taiwan's overall defense posture over the next eight years.

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