29 September 2014

News Story: US-Taiwan defense conference to discuss arms sales, sub programs


Taiwan will send officials to participate in this year's US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference in Virginia in early October to examine Taiwan's national security plans, indigenous submarine programs and bilateral security cooperation.

The annual conference is slated for Oct. 5-7 and will focuses on US-Taiwan defense and military cooperation, as well as on Taiwan's future defense and national security needs, said the US-Taiwan Business Council, the organizer of the event.

Taiwan will appoint an "appropriate" official to lead the delegation to attend the conference, according to Maj. Gen. Luo Shou-he, spokesman for Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, this week.

The Taiwanese delegation will talk about the country's major defense policies, such as the efforts to shift toward an all-volunteer force and defense budget allocation in effort to boost mutual trust, he told CNA.

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