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Face Cross-Strait Question Instead of Being Obstinate in Locally Manufacturing Navy Ships

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 Face Cross-Strait Question Instead of Being Obstinate in Locally Manufacturing Navy Ships

 

United Daily News Editorial (Taipei, Taiwan)

November 29, 2017

 Translation of an Excerpt

 

The Ching Fu case is moving toward contract termination and abandonment of the case step by step; the fiasco of building minesweepers would inevitably impact the policy of locally manufacturing Navy ships. President Tsai Ing-wen issued a statement, insisting that the policy of locally manufacturing Navy ships would remain unchanged, not abandoning the determination of defense autonomy because of a setback in an individual case. However, Ching Fu’s failure in building ships largely originated from inadequate capabilities, moving on the perilous road under the encouragement of the government's generous policies, being unable to extricate itself from the fate of fiasco in the end. The policy of locally manufacturing Navy ships mainly refers to the building of submarines, with difficulty and complexity 100 times more than in the minesweepers case, being destined to a future of gigantic barriers.

 

The policy of locally manufacturing Navy ships has met with setbacks; in fact, it offers the public an opportunity to ponder anew the nation’s defense policy. Maintaining normal and reasonable basic military equipment, which would allow the advocates of military reunification on the Mainland to ponder studiously, would be enough; it’s not necessary to over-develop weapons platforms and systems that are not needed for strategic defense warfare.

 

Taiwan's best self-defense strategy is nurturing solidarity and a harmonious political and social environment, enough to signal a caveat that Beijing has continuity in implementing its policies, and national defense should be shouldered by both Blue and Green. Facing cross-Strait relations and examining our security policies are both needed to be truly accountable to history and the entire country.

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