Days after China intimidated Taiwan by sending jets and bombers to its air defense zone, the island nation has stressed the need to have long-range, accurate weapons to deter China.
Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told Parliament on Monday that the “development of equipment must be long-range, precise, and mobile so that the enemy can sense that we are prepared as soon as they dispatch their troops.”
This comes as Taiwan proposed extra spending of almost $9 billion over the next five years to upgrade weapons, including on new missiles, in the light of the “severe threat” from their giant neighbor, reported Reuters.