Eurasian Times:

Just a few days ago, Taiwan had announced that it was set to more than double its missile development capacity to about 500, amid increasing military threats from China.

In a fresh development, the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded defense giant Boeing, a contract to produce Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems (HCDSs) for Taiwan, the Pentagon stated on March 2.

The contract was awarded on the same day when a top US delegation arrived in Taiwan to discuss military cooperation in the face of “increasing” Chinese military threats, according to Taiwanese officials. China has denounced all support to the self-governing island by third parties as interference in its internal affairs and violation of the ‘One China’ policy.

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