Taiwan and US talk submarine issue: US Naval official

A senior United States naval official confirmed on Monday that Taiwan and the United States recently discussed the latter's efforts to acquire submarines from the U.S. or build its own submarines.

Speaking during a seminar in Washington, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert made the remarks when asked to comment on whether the U.S. and Taiwan have discussed Taiwan's possible purchase of new submarines from the U.S. or if the U.S. will help Taiwan to build its own submarines.

In response, Greenert has confirmed that both sides have touched on submarine issues, without further elaboration, according to a Central News Agency report.

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