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Assistant Secretary Nominee Says Taiwan Needs to Lift Defense Spending, Calls for Increased Sub Building

Taiwan needs to increase military spending, John Noh said, while also asserting that Indo-Pacific stability is essential to combat the ‘alarming’ rise of China.
Assistant Secretary Nominee Says Taiwan Needs to Lift Defense Spending, Calls for Increased Sub Building
An undated visualisation of what an SSN-AUKUS submarine might look like at sea, issued on March 13, 2023. BAE
Rex Widerstrom
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick for assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs has told his Senate confirmation hearing about needing to redefine defence deals with Taiwan—expecting it to up spending—and make changes AUKUS more “sustainable.”

John Noh is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.