00:00The Global Taiwan Institute says Taiwan should increase its defense budget and buy more weapons
00:05in response to threats from China.
00:08The Washington-based think tank made the recommendation in a report co-written by Brent Christensen,
00:14a former director of the U.S.'s de facto embassy in Taiwan.
00:18The report says Taiwan must show its international partners that it's committed to defending
00:23itself.
00:24It says that any increase in weapon purchases from the United States would be seen as a
00:28positive in Washington.
00:30The report also calls on the U.S. to speed up arms shipments to Taiwan.
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