Taiwan to unveil first domestically built submarine today

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Taiwan will unveil its first domestically built submarine on Thursday, with the massively outgunned island seeking to bolster its defences against China. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory, and has in the past year stepped up military and political pressure, ramping up the number of warplane incursions around the island while diplomatically isolating it. Taiwan has increased defence spending – allotting a record $19 billion for 2024 – to acquire military equipment, particularly from its key ally the United States, but its quest to obtain a submarine has faced obstacles. President Tsai Ing-wen – strongly opposed by Beijing for...