Taiwan to prepare for combat by 2027, president says - as he warns China is preparing to take the country by force (news.sky.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 26 Nov 12:39
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Taiwan will prepare itself for combat within the next two years amid “intensifying” threats from China, the nation’s president has declared.

Lai Ching-te held a news conference on Wednesday morning amid a ramping up of military and political pressure by Beijing, which views the democratically-governed island as its own territory.

Speaking after announcing plans to boost defence spending with a “special” $40bn (£30.6bn) budget, Mr Lai said Xi Jinping’s regime was “speeding up military preparations to take Taiwan by force”.

It comes after Mr Xi used a phone call with Donald Trump to describe Taiwan’s return to mainland China as “an integral part of the post-war international order”.

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