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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Taiwan navy to get two US-built mine-hunters

[Osprey class mine-hunter]Taiwan will receive two coastal mine-hunter ships from the United States this year as part of an arms deal that has upset Washington’s ties with Beijing, media reported on Monday.

The Osprey class vessels, capable of finding, classifying and destroying naval mines, will help Taiwan enhance its anti-blockade capabilities in case of war with former rival China, the Liberty Times reported.

When the arms deal was first announced by the United States in 2010, Beijing retaliated swiftly, suspending military exchanges and security talks with Washington.

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