Three Percent on Paper
Will the Legislative Yuan fund Lai's NT$1 trillion defence line before the November locals?
Taiwan's headline defence ratio, legislative calendar, and cross-strait activity point to three different clocks, none of which should be collapsed into one signal.

2 calls from this report, among 40 in Political Risk & Governance.
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- CLM-2026-266The Republic of China Ministry of National Defense reports at least 30 sorties of PLA aircraft entering Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone on a single reporting day between 1 and 10 October 2026 inclusive.12% · Did not come true · 10 Oct
- CLM-2026-267The Legislative Yuan passes the 2027 central government general budget with the defence aggregate at or above NT$1.0 trillion on or before 31 December 2026.15% · resolves in 95 d
| ID | Statement | p | Made on | Resolves by | Status | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLM-2026-266 | The Republic of China Ministry of National Defense reports at least 30 sorties of PLA aircraft entering Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone on a single reporting day between 1 and 10 October 2026 inclusive. | 0.12 | 2026-09-11 | 2026-10-11 | Resolved | FALSE 23 PLA aircraft detected, of which 16 crossed the median line and entered the northern, central and southwestern airspace2026-10-10 |
| CLM-2026-267 | The Legislative Yuan passes the 2027 central government general budget with the defence aggregate at or above NT$1.0 trillion on or before 31 December 2026. | 0.15 | 2026-09-11 | 2027-01-31 | Locked |
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Taiwan's headline defence ratio, legislative calendar, and cross-strait activity point to three different clocks, none of which should be collapsed into one signal.
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