Taiwan plans to invest in advanced arms as China flexes its muscles | The Indian Express

Taiwan plans to invest in advanced arms as China flexes its muscles | The Indian Express

Taiwan plans to invest in advanced arms as China flexes its muscles

The left-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), led by President Tsai Ing-wen, is working on detailed spending plans through 2025, two officials with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

By: Reuters | Hong Kong | Published: January 11, 2018 2:18 pm

FILE PHOTO: A Taiwanese domestically-built Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) (also known as the AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo) performs at Gangshan air force base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Taiwan’s ruling party plans to use a long-term increase in defence spending to pursue advanced weapons systems, government officials say, in what is widely seen as growing determination to forge a stronger deterrent against a Chinese attack. The left-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), led by President Tsai Ing-wen, is working on detailed spending plans through 2025, two officials with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.