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Date: 2018/10/31
By: International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT)
Credit: Reuters / Tyrone Siu
Taiwan Deputy Defense Minister Chang Guan-chung (張冠群), speaking at the U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference in Maryland, said Taiwan’s national defense will be built on a “dual-development platform” that focuses on the development of indigenous systems and foreign arms sales.
The statement comes after U.S.-Taiwan Business Council President Rupert Hammond-Chambers announced that Washington will likely approve another round of arms sales to Taiwan by the end of this year.
However, Hammond-Chambers is playing down the significance of that comment, saying his prediction is “not based on hard evidence” that Washington could announce such a sale in the coming couple of months.
Han Kuang military drill simulating China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) invading Taiwan.
Chang said Taiwan is moving towards a self-reliant defense, but will still seek the participation of foreign companies to “develop sub-systems and critical modules through market mechanisms.” [FULL STORY]
