Taiwan Defense Budget

Taiwan announced a $40 billion special defense budget for 2026–2033 to buy U.S. arms and build an air‑defense "Taiwan Dome," and to bolster resilience against rising Chinese military pressure, maritime gray‑zone tactics and disinformation. Taipei says the fund is separate from tariff talks, includes targets to raise defense spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2026 and 5% by 2030, was publicly welcomed by the U.S. (AIT/State Department), and Taiwanese officials say preliminary talks with Washington on weapons purchases have begun ahead of formal congressional notifications.