Defense ministry condemns Taiwan's weapons plans


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10081639 2021-08-26 22:10:10.0 Defense ministry condemns Taiwan's weapons plans 2 83109 VOICES VOICES /enpproperty-- >Seeking "independence" by force is a dead end, Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, said on Thursday in response to Taiwan's plan to expand weapons development. Joseph Wu Jaushieh, the island's head of external affairs, has recently claimed Taiwan is facing the "threat of military expansion" from the Chinese mainland and therefore should strengthen cooperation with "countries with similar ideologies" to improve the island's self-defense capabilities. Some media reports also said Taiwan is pressing ahead with the development of weapons for...