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Last update: March 5, 2025

'Nuclear blackmail' over Taiwan: How China wants to deter the USA

A military orchestra plays for the National People's Congress. Beijing has announced there that it will increase its military budget by 7.2 percent.
China is massively arming itself to conquer Taiwan. US President Trump is puzzling over whether he would come to the island's aid. Beijing's nuclear weapons are intended to prevent the USA from doing so.
Andreas Landwehr
Andreas
Landwehr
China is massively expanding its nuclear forces in order to prevent the USA from intervening in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Despite a weaker economy, the official military budget once again provides for an above-average increase of 7.2 percent to 1.78 billion yuan (around 230 billion euros) compared to total expenditure. The USA estimates that China's true defense spending is 40 to 90 percent higher anyway, as many costs are covered by other budgets.
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