Taiwan is pouring money into a missile system that will resemble Israel’s famous “ Iron Dome .”

President Lai Ching-te announced on Wednesday that his government has set aside a special $40 billion “supplementary defense budget” to purchase cutting-edge air defense systems due to ongoing threats of aggression from mainland China — calling the project “investment that underscores our commitment to defending Taiwan’s democracy.”

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“China’s threats to Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region are escalating,” Lai said Wednesday. “R

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