Taiwan will seek an extension to the date by which an agreement must be signed with the United States for a batch of weapons deliveries given an ongoing
standoff in parliament about defence spending, the island’s defence ministry said on Friday.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te last year proposed a $40 billion special defence budget to counter a rising threat from China, which views the island as its own territory. But the opposition-controlled parliament has instead advanced its own, less expensive proposals, which only fund some U.S. weapons.
Taiwan to seek extension of arms deals with US amid budget stand-off
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