Taiwan can't afford to hike its defense budget to more than 3% of gross domestic product, the new leader of the democratic island's biggest opposition party said, which could derail the government's spending plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/01/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-kmt-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #pla #china #us #chengliwun

A former Taiwan lawmaker who has advocated closer ties to China won the contest to become the leader of the island’s biggest opposition party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-kuomintang-leader-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #kuomintang #china #taiwan #dpp #laichingte #chengliwun