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Taipei: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Friday said that his country will build a new multi-layered air defence system called "T-Dome" to create a safety net for the country amid growing military threats from China, local media reported.
He also pledged to increase defence spending and called on China to renounce the use of force to seize his island country, according to a report on Focus Taiwan.
In his National Day address, Lai said, "We will accelerate our building of the T-Dome, establish a rigorous air defence system in Taiwan with multi-layered defence, high-level detection, and effective interception, and weave a safety net for Taiwan to protect the lives and property of citizens."
The Taiwanese president said the le