Taiwan plans to spend 20.3 billion dollars on arms over the next 10 years to ward off China's military threat.

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Taiwan plans to spend 20.3 billion dollars on arms over the next 10 years to ward off China's military threat.
Posted by Scott Manning on May 17, 2002 | Comments (0)

The shopping list included diesel-engined submarines, long-range warning radar systems, attack helicopters and Patriot missiles, the China Times on Friday cited Defense Minister Tang Yao-ming as saying in parliament.

The planned weapon purchase was aimed to strenghten Taiwan's anti-aircraft and anti-ship capabilities against possible invasion from Beijing, the report said.Full Story...