New fighter jets and other projects to boost naval and air capabilities.
Taipei has proposed a defence budget of Tw$415.1 billion for next year, up 13 percent year-on-year, pending parliamentary approval.
Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by China, which claims the democratic island as part of its territory to be seized one day -- by force if necessary. Beijing lashes out at any diplomatic action that might lend Taiwan legitimacy and has responded with growing anger to visits by Western officials and politicians.
Last year, Taiwan recorded incursions by around 970 Chinese warplanes into its air defence zone, according to a database compiled by AFP, more than double the roughly 380 in 2020.
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