Taiwan parliament to tackle defence spending review after Lunar New Year holiday

TAIPEI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s parliament will prioritise the review of a $40 billion special defence budget when it resumes work after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, its speaker said on Monday following concern about delays from U.S. lawmakers. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te last year proposed the extra defence spending to counter China, which views the island as its own territory. But the opposition, which has a majority in parliament, has refused to review the proposal and instead advanced its own, less expensive proposals, which only fund the purchase of some of the U.S. weapons Lai wants. 🔗 Leggi su Internazionale.it

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