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Defense systems on two of Taiwan’s islands in the disputed South China Sea are capable of deterring an invasion by Chinese forces, defense officials said yesterday.
During a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tsai Shih-ying (蔡適應) said that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy had commissioned three new vessels last week, including a Type 075 helicopter landing dock.
The new amphibious assault vessel gives the Chinese navy the ability to launch various helicopters that could attack enemy vessels, ground forces or submarines, and could also be used to deploy landing craft and troops,
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Government should spend more on defense: academic
By Aaron Tu
and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The government must increase the defense budget and improve public awareness of the threat of a Chinese invasion, an academic said on Sunday.
Associate professor of political science Chen Shih-min (陳世民) made the comment in response to a statement by US Navy Admiral Philip Davidson, who on March 9 told the US Senate Committee on Armed Services that China could invade Taiwan in the next six years.
Increasing the defense budget and strengthening reserve forces is crucial to the nation’s ability to ensure security in the Taiwan Strait, Chen said.