TAIPEI -- Taiwan has received 38 Abrams tanks from the U.S. in a shipment announced Monday by the Ministry of National Defense here, the first update in decades to the self-governed island's fleet of main battle tanks.
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The U.S. sent this M1A2T Abrams tank to Taiwan as part of an initial shipment of 38. (Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense)
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