President and DPP Chairman Tsai Ing-wen said today that in order to continue to strengthen the country’s defense capabilities, the defense budget for next year will be the highest among ministries and committees, and the overall expenditure will increase by 71.6 billion yuan compared with this year, a growth rate of 13.9%; the government has increased the military investment budget to use Specific actions to support the national army, I hope the government and the public can support it together.
The Standing Committee of the DPP invited Li Tingsheng, deputy executive director of the National Defense Security Research Institute, to give a special report on the topic of “China’s military exercise on the strategic impact of the Western Pacific”.
After the meeting, DPP spokesperson Li Qiuhui relayed Tsai Ing-wen’s remarks and pointed out that Saturday is the September 3rd Military Day. She and all members of the Central Standing Committee expressed their gratitude to all the brothers and sisters of the National Army. Because of the hard work and dedication of the National Army, Taiwan can only Maintain democracy and peace; at the same time, I also want to thank the family members who support the national army behind their backs, because the support and understanding of the family members can make the national officers and soldiers have no worries and wholeheartedly protect the safety of the country and the people.
Tsai Ing-wen also particularly thanked Li Tingsheng, who has retired from the military and is still involved in research on national security affairs.
In the face of the recent expansion of military operations in mainland China, Tsai Ing-wen said that the national army will continue to strictly control and take various measures. In addition, Taiwan will work with the United States and other democratic countries with similar ideas to jointly defend the stability and peace of the Indo-Pacific region.
In order to continue to strengthen the national defense capability, Tsai Ing-wen said that the defense budget for next year will be the highest among ministries and committees, and the overall expenditure will increase by NT$71.6 billion compared with this year, a growth rate of 13.9%, including the procurement of new fighter aircraft and the improvement of naval and air combat capabilities. Draw a special budget for purchases. The government has increased its military investment budget and used concrete actions to support the national army. It is hoped that the government and the public will support and stand together with the national army to protect the national officers and soldiers and defend their homes.
