Taiwan to deepen cooperation with U.S. amid China threats

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Taiwan says it will expand security cooperation with the U.S., including reciprocal visits and joint military drills, as it seeks to counter growing pressure from Beijing and maintain regional stability.

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00:00Taiwan's Defense Ministry says it will deepen security cooperation with the United States,

00:05including reciprocal visits and joint military exercises.

00:09The move aims to maintain regional peace and stability

00:13as Taipei accuses Beijing of escalating military and diplomatic pressure.

00:20The US, despite having no formal ties with Taiwan,

00:23remains its key security partner and is bound by the Taiwan Relations Act

00:28to help provide the island with the means to defend itself.

00:31China, meanwhile, claims Taiwan as its own territory

00:34and has never ruled out using force,

00:37even routinely denouncing US support for Taipei.

00:40US President Donald Trump yesterday said he does not believe China intends to invade Taiwan

00:45but expects the issue to arise when he meets President Xi Jinping

00:48on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea next week.

00:52Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te earlier this month

00:55has vowed to speed up development of a T-Dome air defense system

00:59to counter threats from China

01:00and boost defense spending to over 3% of GDP,

01:04aiming for 5% by 2030.

01:07with that.

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