{
  "id": 1448088,
  "title": "Taiwan’s president says record defence spending is investment in peace",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/taiwans-president-says-record-defence-spending-is-investment-in-peace",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/17/taiwan-president-says-record-defence-spending-is-investment-in-peace"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The announcement comes as China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its territory, steps up military and political pressure on the island.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Taiwan's leader says govt to propose record defence spending for 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/taiwans-leader-says-govt-to-propose-record-defence-spending-for-2027",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:35:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}