00:00Taiwan's lawmakers have agreed on stopgap measures to greenlight major weapons purchases
00:05from the U.S. The legislature has authorized key paperwork for four U.S. weapons deals
00:10just ahead of their deadlines. The move follows months of deadlock, as rival parties proposed
00:14competing versions of a US$40 billion special defense budget put forward by the Allied administration
00:20last November. The stalemate came close to costing Taiwan the chance to purchase key
00:24weapons, mostly missile defense systems and artillery.
00:29For a deeper look into what this agreement means for Taiwan, a reporter Larry Isiano
00:33spoke with defense analyst Si Ziyun from the Institute for National Defense and Security Research.
00:38Lawmakers authorized the Defense Ministry to sign the letters of offer and acceptance for
00:42several weapons systems from the U.S. What do you think this sends to Beijing and to Washington?
00:46To face China's threat, Taiwan's troops can strengthen its ability and capability.
00:53And the second one, you can send a correct email to the international message.
00:57Taiwan wants to protect itself, safe defense.
01:01This is also very important for the U.S. to the United States.
01:04Because the U.S. President of the United States,柯伯吉, has already said that
01:11the U.S. President of the United States will not change.
01:14As this process has played out, we've seen reports about
01:17U.S. pressuring Taiwan to move forward with the weapons deal.
01:20We saw the open letter from U.S. lawmakers to the Taiwanese counterparts.
01:23Do you expect this type of behavior to continue moving forward now that it's been agreed to?
01:27The U.S. President of the U.S. 싶은 all this
01:52Taiwan, yesterday, in the U.S.
01:54in the U.S.
01:55in the U.S.
01:56in the U.S.
01:57Taiwan people have 70%
02:00to protect themselves.
02:03If the U.S.
02:05for Taiwan, they will be
02:06against the U.S.
02:07that they will be
02:10against the U.S.
02:12This message is very important.
02:15At the same time,
02:17the U.S.
02:18also支持 Taiwan.
02:20The U.S.
02:22and the U.S.
02:23and the U.S.
02:25and the U.S.
02:27and the U.S.
02:28The U.S.
02:31and the U.S.
02:33There was such a big gap
02:34between what the DPP put forward
02:36and what the TPP and the KMT put forward.
02:39Do you expect this to continue being an issue?
02:41The U.S.
02:42The U.S.
02:43The U.S.
02:44The U.S.
02:44The U.S.
02:46The U.S.
03:01The U.S.
03:06The U.S.
03:10The U.S.
03:13The U.S.
03:15the U.S.
03:18The U.S.
03:19Sources have also told Reuters
03:21that Washington could approve
03:22a major offering
03:23U.S.
03:24U.S.
03:25arms package for Taiwan
03:26after U.S.
03:27President Trump's visit to Beijing
03:28later this month.
03:29The U.S.
Comments