Premier Cho Addresses Concerns Over Potential Trump Halt to Arms Sales, Vows to Maintain Communication
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Responding to a legislator's concern about the impact on Taiwan's combat capabilities if former U.S. President Donald Trump fails to approve a second batch of arms sales, Premier Cho Jung-tai stated on the 20th that he "dares not imagine what would happen if it doesn't go through." He emphasized that the only course of action is to push forward with full effort and maintain communication and coordination with the United States. The Executive Yuan has already passed a special budget proposal for the first batch of U.S. military procurement, totaling approximately NT$294.99 billion, with an initial NT$8.8 billion allocated for this year pending legislative review.