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Recently, U.S. Republican presidential candidate Trump said in an interview that Taiwan has taken away the U.S. chip industry. Taiwan is very rich and should pay protection fees to the United States.
Although Trump did not specify how much protection money he would charge, O'Brien, the national security adviser during the Trump administration, said on his behalf that Taiwan should consider increasing defense spending to about 5% of GDP. You must know that the United States has repeatedly suggested that Taiwan increase its defense ratio, which is to only increase it to 3%. This time the lion opened his mouth and asked for 5% for the first time.
However, is it internationally reasonable for the defense budget to account for 5% of GDP? The average defense budget of NATO is only 2.11%. 5% is already higher than that of all NATO member states, and even higher than the United States (3.38%), a major military power. Looking around the world, only countries currently at war, such as Ukraine (37%), Russia (5.9%), and Israel (5.3%), have defense budgets reaching this level. Is this unreasonable request by the United States intended to help Taiwan become the next Ukraine?
Although Trump did not specify how much protection money he would charge, O'Brien, the national security adviser during the Trump administration, said on his behalf that Taiwan should consider increasing defense spending to about 5% of GDP. You must know that the United States has repeatedly suggested that Taiwan increase its defense ratio, which is to only increase it to 3%. This time the lion opened his mouth and asked for 5% for the first time.
However, is it internationally reasonable for the defense budget to account for 5% of GDP? The average defense budget of NATO is only 2.11%. 5% is already higher than that of all NATO member states, and even higher than the United States (3.38%), a major military power. Looking around the world, only countries currently at war, such as Ukraine (37%), Russia (5.9%), and Israel (5.3%), have defense budgets reaching this level. Is this unreasonable request by the United States intended to help Taiwan become the next Ukraine?
