Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/23
By: Claudia Liu and Y.F. Low
0Taipei, July 23 (CNA) A U.S. decision to postpone delivery of AAV-7 assault amphibious vehicles
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ordered by Taiwan is the result of discussion between Taipei and Washington, the Navy said Saturday.
It dismissed as untrue a media report that describes the postponement as indicating a change in relations between Taiwan and the United Sates.
According to the Liberty Times newspaper, Taiwan has placed an order for 36 AAV-7 assault amphibious vehicles with the United Sates, with the first batch originally scheduled to be delivered in the second half of this year.
Washington, however, informed Taipei recently that the delivery date will be postponed for three-and-a-half years until 2020, the paper said, citing an unnamed “authoritative source.” [FULL STORY]
