Taiwan’s defense minister says the country will not engage in an arms race with China, despite Beijing's planned military spending increase.
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00:00 Taiwan's defense minister says the country will not engage in an arms race with China.
00:05 The minister says the step-by-training includes an extension of the country's
00:26 annual military exercises from five to eight days. His comments come after China announced
00:31 it would increase its defense budget by over 7 percent, while delays in U.S. weapon deliveries
00:37 to Taiwan have led to a backlog worth nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars.