台湾行政院于8月22日通过了2025年中央政府总预算案,其中,军事防卫支出预计增长到占GDP的2.45%,创下历史新高。然而,一些美国专家呼吁台湾将国防预算提升至GDP的5%,以示对中国军事威胁的严肃应对。他们认为,台湾应效仿以色列,将国防支出占GDP的比例提高至4.5%以上。
然而,台湾内部对此存在争议。国民党认为,过高的国防预算会拖垮台湾财政,并只会图利美国的军工复合体。专家也指出,短期内大幅增加国防预算并不容易,且台湾民众也并不支持通过加税的方式提高国防预算。
尽管如此,美国专家仍认为台湾应该尽可能多地分配资金来增强防卫能力,并专注于发展能够密切监视解放军活动的军事力量,例如无人机和水下系统。
Original Title: 台湾国防预算案激辩:应占GDP3%还是5%?有人说要向以色列看齐
Summary: Taiwan’s Executive Yuan passed the 2025 central government budget on August 22, which includes a projected increase in military defense spending to approximately 2.45% of GDP, a record high. However, some US experts have called for Taiwan to increase its defense budget to 5% of GDP to demonstrate a serious response to the Chinese military threat. They believe that Taiwan should follow Israel’s example and increase its defense spending as a percentage of GDP to over 4.5%.
However, there is controversy within Taiwan on this issue. The Kuomintang believes that excessive defense budgets will cripple Taiwan’s finances and only benefit the US military-industrial complex. Experts also point out that it is not easy to significantly increase defense budgets in the short term, and Taiwanese people are not in favor of raising defense budgets through tax increases.
Despite this, US experts still believe that Taiwan should allocate as much funding as possible to strengthen its defense capabilities and focus on developing military capabilities that can closely monitor PLA activities, such as drones and underwater systems.
Original article: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-69305961?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA