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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Taiwan renews call on US to sell F16s, submarines

F-16 Fighting FalconTaiwan on Tuesday renewed a call on the United States to sell it upgraded F16 jets and diesel submarines, reacting to a Pentagon report warning of China's growing military advantage over the island.

"We hope the US can continue to supply Taiwan with defensive weapons in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act, including F16 C/Ds, diesel submarines and other items we have requested," defence ministry spokesman Yu Sy-tue said.

The Taiwan Relations Act, passed by the US Congress in 1979, requires the United States to provide the island with "arms of a defensive character".

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