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TAIPEI (Reuters) -- Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Koo on Friday rebuffed the main opposition party, which had proposed a defense budget roughly one-third of the amount sought by the government and set a deadline for U.S. [1]

AFP Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday his government will propose $40 billion in additional defence spending over eight years, as the democratic island seeks to deter a potential Chinese invasion. [2]

PoliticsKMT's Cheng seeks talks with Xi, pans President Lai's defense proposal Taiwan opposition leader defends KMT's position on China and US relations amid political crisis Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang, speaks at ... [3]

AFP The United States has approved $330 million-worth of parts and components in its first military sale to Taiwan since US President Donald Trump’s return to office, the island’s foreign ministry said Friday. [4]

George Chen is partner and co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group (TAG), a business and policy consulting firm, and former regional policy director for Meta/Facebook in Asia. [5]

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang on Saturday elected Cheng Li-wun as its next leader, picking an upstart over an old-guard favorite and sending a shock through the political class. [6]

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is set to meet with Chinese businesspeople for the second time during his ongoing trip to China, following an earlier gathering in Tianjin, in a bid to boost economic cooperation and attract new investment. [7]

Alliances United Wa State Army (UWSA), National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Arakan Army (AA), Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army (SSPP). ![]( [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-06 · 85% match

Taiwan defense minister rejects KMT's cut-price budget and US arms deadline

TAIPEI (Reuters) -- Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Koo on Friday rebuffed the main opposition party, which had proposed a defense budget roughly one-third of the amount sought by the government and set a deadline for U.S.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-11-27 · 85% match

Taiwan’s president to propose $40 bn in extra defence spending

AFP Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday his government will propose $40 billion in additional defence spending over eight years, as the democratic island seeks to deter a potential Chinese invasion.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-23 · 51% match

KMT's Cheng seeks talks with Xi, pans President Lai's defense proposal

PoliticsKMT's Cheng seeks talks with Xi, pans President Lai's defense proposal Taiwan opposition leader defends KMT's position on China and US relations amid political crisis Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang, speaks at

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-11-15 · 75% match

US approves first military sale to Taiwan since Trump’s return

AFP The United States has approved $330 million-worth of parts and components in its first military sale to Taiwan since US President Donald Trump’s return to office, the island’s foreign ministry said Friday.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-27 · 52% match

Performing robots push Chinese tech to center stage

George Chen is partner and co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group (TAG), a business and policy consulting firm, and former regional policy director for Meta/Facebook in Asia.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-19 · 60% match

KMT picks upstart Cheng Li-wun as new leader, jolting Taiwan's old guard

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang on Saturday elected Cheng Li-wun as its next leader, picking an upstart over an old-guard favorite and sending a shock through the political class.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-09-02 · 51% match

Myanmar Junta Boss Schedules Chengdu Meeting With Chinese Investors

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is set to meet with Chinese businesspeople for the second time during his ongoing trip to China, following an earlier gathering in Tianjin, in a bid to boost economic cooperation and attract new investment.

[8] MM ispmyanmar.com · 2025-06-17 · 47% match

Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)

Alliances United Wa State Army (UWSA), National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Arakan Army (AA), Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army (SSPP). ![](

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-30 · 57% match

Xi loyalist picked as Shanghai boss

SHANGHAI -- China's ruling Communist Party on Sunday appointed an ally of President Xi Jinping as the party's top official in Shanghai, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-11-27 · 57% match

How China’s Shadowy Agency Is Working to Absorb Taiwan

TAIPEI / HONG KONG — Ever since a civil war split the two sides more than 60 years ago, China has viewed Taiwan as a renegade province that needs to be absorbed into the mainland.

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