April 14, 2021
Taiwan has reiterated its stand on buying 108 M1A2T Abrams tank from the US to strengthen and modernize its infantry, amid rising tensions with China, according to reports.
The US will offer its assistance to help Taiwan meet its weapons requirement. The Taiwan military is said to have drawn up a budget of US$1.42 billion to procure the tanks.
The M1A2T tanks will reportedly be assigned to the 6th Army Corps, which is responsible for the security of northern Taiwan, where most central government agencies are located, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense was quoted as saying.
Washington, April 12 (CNA) The United States has urged Beijing to stop its multifaceted pressure campaign against Taiwan after the People's Republic of China (PRC) sent 25 military jets into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday.
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China Warplanes Simulated Attack on U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Defense Analysts Say
On 4/13/21 at 6:12 AM EDT
A fleet of Chinese warplanes likely simulated an attack on a U.S. aircraft carrier group when a record 25 fighter jets and nuclear-capable bombers triggered Taiwan s air defense radars this week, analysts said on Tuesday.
The military operation coincided with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group s (CSG) presence north of the Philippines, and came in the hours after Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed Washington s serious commitment to Taiwan and its self-defense.
Beijing s use of its People s Liberation Army to intimidate democratic Taiwan became a matter of public record last September when the island s defense ministry began logging aircraft intrusions into its self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ).