Lai’s New Defense Plans Draw Mixed Response

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Taiwan's Cabinet has just approved President Lai Ching-te's new security plan, which includes a record-high special defense budget of US$40 billion – the largest ever proposed in Taiwan. But while foreign reactions to the president’s new security plan are generally positive, domestic responses have been mixed.   Reporter: Alan Lu  Videographer: Fuhua Hung  Video Editor: Alison Nguyen   #TaiwanPlusNews #Defense #LaiChingTe

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00:00President Lai Qingde has received mixed reactions on his latest US$40 billion special defense

00:06budgets, the largest Taiwan has ever proposed.

00:09The U.S. has welcomed the move, with the de facto American embassy in Taiwan, several senators

00:35and the House Foreign Affairs Committee all praising it. But the KMT and the smaller

00:39Taiwan People's Party say Lai went straight to international media before communicating

00:44the plan to the public at home.

01:00But some analysts say sharing the budget with international media is a way for Taiwan

01:05to show allies abroad it's willing to defend itself.

01:07The cabinet approved the proposed budget on Thursday. And despite some opposition, it's

01:09going to defend itself.

01:10The cabinet approved the proposed budget on Thursday. And despite some opposition, analysts

01:12say that strengthening Taiwan's defense has become a rare point of consensus amidst the

01:14ongoing pressure from China.

01:15The cabinet approved the proposed budget on Thursday. And despite some opposition, analysts

01:21say that strengthening Taiwan's defense has become a rare point of consensus amid ongoing pressure

01:28from China.

01:30The cabinet approved the proposed budget on Thursday. And despite some opposition,

01:37analysts say that strengthening Taiwan's defense has become a rare point of consensus amidst the

01:42ongoing pressure from China.

01:43The cabinet approved the proposed budget on Thursday. And the cabinet approved the proposed budget

01:44of the

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