Taiwan is failing to adequately plan for its own defense, argues former senior official, as the island faces a political deadlock over a military spending bill and an upcoming visit by the opposition leader to Beijing. In an op-ed for Nikkei, a former lawmaker and one-time spokesperson for the previous Taiwanese president warned that the island was not doing enough to strengthen its energy independence and defense capabilities in the face of Chinese pressure. The piece came as a proposed expansion of military spending stalled in parliament; tomorrow’s divisive visit by the leader of the opposition Kuomintang party, the first such trip in a decade, is likely to deepen that deadlock.
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Taiwan is failing to adequately plan for its own defense, argues former senior official, as the island faces a political deadlock over a military spending bill and an upcoming visit by the opposition leader to Beijing. In an op-ed for Nikkei, a former lawmaker and one-time spokesperson for the previous Taiwanese president warned that the island was not doing enough to strengthen its energy independence and defense capabilities in the face of Chinese pressure. The piece came as a proposed expansion of military spending stalled in parliament; tomorrow’s divisive visit by the leader of the opposition Kuomintang party, the first such trip in a decade, is likely to deepen that deadlock.