Taiwan unveils first domestically made submarine as tensions with China grow
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(Worthy News) – Taiwan revealed the island’s first domestically built submarine on Thursday, a major breakthrough in its defense capabilities as tensions with China continue to rise.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen unveiled the submarine, named Hai Kun after a fish in Chinese mythology called kun, saying that “history will forever remember this day.”
“In the past, a domestic-made submarine was considered impossible, but today a submarine designed and built by our countrymen is in front of you,” she said at the launch ceremony. [ Source (Read More…) ]
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