Taiwan to boost military spending to 'deter war' with China - DW.com

Taipei has committed to a significant increase in defence spending, framed explicitly as raising the cost of any Chinese attempt at coercion or invasion. For Australia, Taiwan's willingness to fund asymmetric capabilities and sustain a longer fight shapes the likely duration and intensity of any Taiwan contingency — and therefore the readiness, munitions stockpiles and basing support the ADF would need to provide alongside the United States. It also strengthens the political case in Washington and Tokyo for continued regional force posture investment, which Australia's own planning assumes.