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5/5 © Reuters. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen attends a delivery ceremony for the Navy's Yushan amphibious landing dock in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang 2/5 By Ann Wang KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan's navy took delivery on Friday of a new, domestically made amphibious warfare ship that can be used to land troops and bolster supply lines to vulnerable islands, part of President Tsai Ing-wen's defence self-sufficiency push. The 10,600-tonne Yu Shan, named after Taiwan's tallest mountain, is the latest development in Tsai's ambitious programme to modernise the armed forces amid increased pressure from China, which claims the...
