Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/29
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan

Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) Amid tensions heightened by Chinese military drills near Taiwan and

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文, back right)

the situation on the Korean peninsula, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) vowed Friday to develop Taiwan’s own indigenous defense systems and make a reasonable year-on-year increase in military spending.

Tsai made the remarks at a year-end press conference held by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), the primary research and development institution of the Ministry of National Defense.

“We decided to hold the press conference at NCSIST, the very heart of Taiwan’s defense industry, to emphasize our determination to foster an indigenous defense industry and defend Taiwan’s democracy,” Tsai said.    [FULL  STORY]