Taiwan Weighs Defense Budget Cuts
The Taiwanese government says it may downsize its commitment to upgrading its aging F-16 fighter jets, cutting expenditures by nearly 40 percent, with the result that the island’s air defense system looks likely to fall further behind China’s People’s Liberation Army.
In August the Obama government refused Taiwan’s request for 66 new-generation Lockheed …
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