TAIPEI, Aug 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Taiwan's government has increased its defence budget for 2026 to more than three percent of GDP, the premier said Thursday, as it faces US pressure to invest more in its own protection.

The move was "another concrete demonstration to the world and the people of Taiwan of our resolve and ability to safeguard national sovereignty and security, the stability and security of the Indo-Pacific region, and our shared responsibility with the world," Premier Cho Jung-tai told a news conference.