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A community portal about Taiwan with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the territories administered by the Republic of China, a state whose... [more]
A community portal about Taiwan with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the territories administered by the Republic of China, a state whose effective area of administration consists of the island of Taiwan, Lanyu and Green Island in the Pacific off the Taiwan coast, the Pescadores in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and Matsu off the southeast coast of the territories administered by the People's Republic of China .
Taiwanese defense chief balks at sending local naval vessels to Gulf of Aden
Minister of National Defense Chen Chao-min said Saturday that it will be rather difficult to dispatch naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden to protect Taiwanese ships from Somalian pirates operating there.Chen made the remarks during a gathering with the media when he was asked about a Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) suggestion that security agencies are studying the possibility of dispatching local naval vessels to the waterway off Somalia's northern coast.
He noted that there are now more than 40 military ships deployed by various countries in the Gulf of Aden, and the ships have stated that they would provide support and protection for vessels passing through the waterway if needed.
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