{"id":3230,"date":"2025-10-10T10:35:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/taiwan-leader-promises-robust-air-defence-system-amid-rising-china-tensions\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T10:35:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:35:35","slug":"taiwan-leader-promises-robust-air-defence-system-amid-rising-china-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/taiwan-leader-promises-robust-air-defence-system-amid-rising-china-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan leader promises robust air defence system amid rising China tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>President Lai Ching-te pledges accelerated building of T-Dome system to enhance safety against frequent Chinese military manoeuvres.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Taiwan\u2019s President William Lai Ching-te pledged to accelerate the building of a \u201cT-Dome\u201d air defence system in the face of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/12\/chinas-newest-aircraft-carrier-transits-taiwan-strait-for-final-tests\">military threats<\/a> and overall increased defence spending.<\/p>\n<p>Lai on Friday said his government would establish a rigorous defence system with high-level detection and effective interception.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/31\/us-senator-plans-trip-to-taiwan-as-trumps-interest-in-island-cools-report\">US senator plans trip to Taiwan as Trump\u2019s interest in island cools: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/31\/in-chinas-shadow-taiwan-is-building-a-drone-army-to-repel-an-invasion\">In the shadow of China, Taiwan is building a drone army<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/29\/us-stopover-by-taiwans-president-cancelled-trump-mulls-china-trip-report\">Taiwan president\u2019s US stopover cancelled; Trump mulls China trip: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe increase in defence spending has a purpose; it is a clear necessity to counter enemy threats and a driving force for developing our defence industries,\u201d he said in his National Day address, to applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will accelerate our building of the T-Dome, establish a rigorous air defence system in Taiwan with multi-layered defence, high-level detection, and effective interception, and weave a safety net for Taiwan to protect the lives and property of citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lai also pledged to increase defence spending to more than 3 percent of gross domestic product and to reach 5 percent by 2030.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4023427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4023427\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-10T033234Z_501957669_RC2R8HAFCHXF_RTRMADP_3_TAIWAN-POLITICS-1760082593.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C512&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Taiwan President Lai Ching-te waves a Taiwan flag with his wife Taiwan's First Lady Wu Mei-ju on the day he delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, October 10, 2025\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4023427\">Taiwan President Lai Ching-te waves a Taiwan flag with Taiwan\u2019s First Lady Wu Mei-ju during National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 10, 2025 [Ann Wang\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Much of Taiwan\u2019s existing air defence systems are primarily based on the United States-made Patriot and the Taiwan-developed Sky Bow missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan is a self-governing island off China\u2019s east coast that the Chinese government claims as its territory and says must come under its rule.<\/p>\n<p>Lai called Taiwan a \u201chub of peace and stability\u201d in the Asia Pacific region, drawing a distinction with China\u2019s one-party state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocratic Taiwan \u2026 will strive to maintain the status quo, protect peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and promote regional prosperity and development,\u201d Lai said.<\/p>\n<p>China and Taiwan split during a civil war that brought the Communist Party to power in China in 1949. The defeated Nationalist Party forces fled to Taiwan, where they set up their own government.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese military regularly sends fighter jets and warships into the skies and waters off Taiwan and has staged major military exercises in the area in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The US, like most countries, does not recognise Taiwan as a country, but it supplies the government with military equipment for its defence and opposes any use of military force by China to settle its dispute with Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Lai Ching-te pledges accelerated building of T-Dome system to enhance safety against frequent Chinese military manoeuvres. Taiwan\u2019s President William Lai Ching-te pledged to accelerate the building of a \u201cT-Dome\u201d air defence system in the face of military threats and overall increased defence spending. 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