TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition is pushing back against a Ministry of Defense proposal to produce more home-built submarines, intensifying questions over the fate of an upcoming budget session in parliament.
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Taiwan's $8.9bn plan for more submarines meets political resistance
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Taiwan unveils the Narwhal, its first domestically built submarine, in Kaohsiung on Sept. 28, 2023. The defense ministry aims to build a fleet of eight submarines through 2038. © Reuters
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