President Lai Ching-te says the spending, which must be approved by the island’s legislature, would fund purchases of arms from the United States. By Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien Reporting from ...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: As China continues and intensifies its campaign of aggression against the island, Taiwan’s military is struggling to reach recruitment goals for professional personnel, and the ...

President Lai Ching-te is aiming to invest an additional $40 billion in military spending to deter China. By Niko Gallogly Lai Ching-te, the president of Taiwan, said Wednesday that China was ...