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■China's navy says it tracked the US warship USS Charleston near disputed Sabina Shoal ■Taiwan's deputy defence minister tells US industry that resilience, not more weapons alone, is the goal ■US commission chair calls China's coast guard patrols east of Taiwan highly destabilising ■Japan's military research fund draws a record 560 bids as more universities sign on ■South Korea's top officer orders a firm response to any new North Korean provocation at the border ■South Korea's navy takes about 20 warships into combined Yellow Sea drills with US forces ■China's navy says it tracked the US warship USS Charleston near disputed Sabina Shoal ■Taiwan's deputy defence minister tells US industry that resilience, not more weapons alone, is the goal ■US commission chair calls China's coast guard patrols east of Taiwan highly destabilising ■Japan's military research fund draws a record 560 bids as more universities sign on ■South Korea's top officer orders a firm response to any new North Korean provocation at the border ■South Korea's navy takes about 20 warships into combined Yellow Sea drills with US forces

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Taiwan's deputy defence minister tells US industry that resilience, not more weapons alone, is the goal

Chung Shu-ming told the US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference that China is normalising military pressure, as a DPP lawmaker pressed for faster direct sales.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read