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PREMIUM: Taiwan’s Quadrennial Defence Review highlights China’s threat
An F-CK-1 fighter of the ROCAF takes off from a highway. (Gordon Arthur)
Taiwan releases a major defence report every four years after elections take place.
Taiwan is under pressure from Beijing. That is the raw message contained in Taiwan’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) 2021, a document legally required to be published within ten months of a president taking office.
Released by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) on 22 March, this year’s QDR ...
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