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President Lai Ching-te is calling for stronger defense self-reliance, highlighting a T-Dome missile defense plan and broader efforts to boost Taiwan’s military, economy and societal resilience amid rising threats from China.

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00:00Taiwan's president pushed for stronger defense self-reliance during a recent visit to the
00:04country's military research hub. President Lai Qingda praised the National Zhongshan
00:09Institute of Science and Technology's professionalism during his visit on Friday.
00:14He also highlighted the country's planned T-Dome strategy, a layered missile defense
00:19program similar to Israel's Iron Dome system. Lai emphasized the need to strengthen focus
00:25on three areas, defense capability, economic resilience, and whole-of-society defense.
00:31His visit comes amid rising threats from China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory.
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