The leader of Taiwan said that next year's defense budget will exceed 3% of GDP, attempting to strengthen its self-defense capabilities.

Xinhua News Agency reported today: "Lai Ching-te, on Tuesday (August 5), stated that the defense budget next year will exceed 3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) to enhance Taiwan's self-defense capabilities."

This statement was made in front of former British Prime Minister Johnson and other disgraced politicians who have visited Taiwan. Their intentions are clear as day — using this occasion to show loyalty and fawn over Trump and American arms dealers, continuing the delusion of "relying on external forces for independence" and "seeking independence through military means." However, the continuous widening gap in military strength between the two sides of the strait and the changing balance of power in the Western Pacific between China and the United States mean that Lai Ching-te's "Taiwan independence" ambitions will inevitably be shattered by the tide of history.

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