Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, third from right, takes a group photo with officers during the commissioning ceremony (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)Taiwan’s president oversaw the commissioning of a new domestically made navy warship as part of the island’s plan to boost indigenous defence capacity amid heightened tensions with China. The ship known as the Ta Jiang and nicknamed a “carrier killer” was built by Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co, a Taiwanese company. Expand Close Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, left, holds a model ship during the commissioning ceremony (Chiang Ying-ying/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, left, holds a model ship during the commissioning ceremony (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)It is the first of six of its kind that will be commissioned by the navy. Ms Tsai has made boosting Taiwan’s domestic defence industry a priority. On Sunday, China’s People Liberation Army sent 19 fighter jets toward the southwestern part of Taiwan’s air defence identification zone, the island’s defence ministry said.

Source: Irish Independent September 09, 2021 06:11 UTC