00:00The U.S. is weighing in again on Taiwan's defense spending, as ruling and opposition
00:06parties continue to lock horns over a proposed 40 billion U.S. dollar special defense budget.
00:13On Thursday, the U.S. State Department said Washington supports Taiwan's efforts to share
00:17the burden of its defense, and while President Lai Qingdeh's pledge to increase military spending,
00:23Lai put forward the record budget in November, aiming to strengthen Taiwan's deterrence and
00:28asymmetric capabilities. But addressing reporters' questions about a similar statement from the
00:33U.S.'s de facto embassy in Taiwan, Opposition Taiwan People's Party Chair Huang Guochang said
00:38defense spending should serve Taiwan's interests first, not the U.S.'s.
00:42AIT,不管它是用支持还是用欢迎,我都不会惊讶,因为这符合美国的政策跟美国的利益。
00:51中华民国的立法委员该做的事情是什么?就是反映中华民国的国民。
00:58也就是台湾人的心神。
01:01Huang returned to Taiwan on Wednesday, after meeting with defense departments and other officials in the U.S.
01:08He says only a quarter of Lai's proposed package would go toward buying weapons from overseas,
01:14and is now questioning how the rest of the money would be used.
01:17But the defense ministry says Huang's figure is not accurate.
01:20国防部规划以军购、商购及国内产制等获得管道,
01:25自2026至2033年间,
01:28编列最高上限一兆2500亿经费,
01:32筹购精准火炮等器类装备,
01:35其中国内产制部分约3000余亿元,
01:39其余为对外采购。
01:40The ministry says procurement would focus on air and missile defense and anti-armor systems.
01:47Key items include self-propelled artillery,
01:50HIMARS rocket systems, anti-armor drone systems,
01:53Javelin anti-tank missiles, and TOW missiles.
01:57But some experts worry the dispute over how to fund these purchases
02:00will affect how the U.S. views Taiwan's determination to defend itself.
02:04在野党要了解
02:06台湾投资国防是因为威胁的增加
02:11国防预算对于台美军购的影响
02:15其实最主要是美国会看台湾对自己自卫的决心
02:24这不会影响到美国会卖给台湾什么东西
02:29But there may still be room for compromise.
02:32Defense Minister Wellington Koo is set to brief the legislature
02:35on the details of the proposal next Monday,
02:39hoping to convince lawmakers of the need to pass the budget quickly.
02:43Alex Chan and Ellen Lu for Taiwan Plus.
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