{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Metro Plus","provider_url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus","title":"Taiwan proposes boosting 2027 defence spending - Metro Plus","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xU1Soq9n7e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/08\/20\/taiwan-proposes-boosting-2027-defence-spending\/\">Taiwan proposes boosting 2027 defence spending<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/08\/20\/taiwan-proposes-boosting-2027-defence-spending\/embed\/#?secret=xU1Soq9n7e\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Taiwan proposes boosting 2027 defence spending&#8221; &#8212; Metro Plus\" data-secret=\"xU1Soq9n7e\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Taiwan&#8217;s government on Thursday formally proposed an 18% rise in defence spending for next year, taking it above T$1 trillion ($31.41 billion) for the first time as Taipei continues to bolster its military in the face of China. The budget details come as China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped [&hellip;]"}