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No defense alert during US talks: MND
‘MINIMAL RISK’: Chinese military activity near the Nanpeng Islands in the South China Sea was not designated ‘exercises,’ a national defense official said
By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA
No air defense missile systems had been activated before a US delegation arrived in Taipei on Wednesday, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said yesterday.
The delegation is comprised of former US senator Chris Dodd, former US deputy secretaries of state Richard Armitage and James Steinberg, and US Department of State Taiwan Coordination Office Director Dan Biers.
On the day of the delegation’s arrival, China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced a six-day live-fire military exercise, conducted daily from 8am to 6pm, near the Nanpeng Islands (南澎列島) in the South China Sea.
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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.