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Taiwanese military device repair in China causes concern

Taiwanese military device repair in China causes concern

Taiwanese military device repair in China causes concern

Taiwanese military device repair in China causes concern

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  • Taiwan’s missile maker provided a launch-measurement gadget to China.
  • Taiwan’s Defense Security Research advises contract vigilance.
  • Taiwan’s missile development with US-bound Chinese parts raises concerns.
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After at least one military gadget utilized for its missiles was sent to China for repair, there are calls for tighter security in Taiwan.

The maker of the Hsiung-Feng III anti-ship missiles deployed by Taiwan was sent an optical device for launch measurements.

After that, it was returned to Taiwan from the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, according to Taiwanese media.

Beijing upped its military action in the area of the island last year.

Taiwan is considered to be a part of Chinese territory, and China has promised to annex it via force if necessary. Taiwan, which is independent from the mainland, views itself as unique.

The necessary military service requirement has been increased from four months to one year as part of President Tsai Ing-recent wen’s announcements to strengthen Taiwan’s defense in the event of a Beijing assault.

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The item had been transported to Switzerland by the company that had initially given it to the Taiwanese military, according to a statement from Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, which develops missiles.

According to the report, it was then diverted to the manufacturer’s Asia maintenance facility in the Chinese city of Qingdao for repair.

The institute claimed that it had taken out the memory cards before sending the gadget to Europe and had performed information security checks on it after it had returned, and that it had no worries about information leakage.

The optical devices were not direct missile components, according to Dr. Su Tzu-yun of Taiwan’s Institute of Defense Security Research, but Taiwan still needed to exercise greater caution.

“Taiwan must be more strict and careful in its contract management,” he said. “Of course we would not want such equipment to be sent to China for repair.”

The tool, a theodolite, is used to measure precise geographical location for missile launches as well as the angle and direction of the launchers, Dr Su said.

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“It’s like when you buy a computer, it’s a device you put on the desk to go with the machine,” he said.

He claimed the maker was unaware the gadgets, which were bought by a supplier in Taiwan and then employed for military reasons.

Concerns about the safety of Taiwan’s missile program have previously been voiced. Three employees of two Taiwanese suppliers were given prison terms ranging from four to ten years last year for utilizing Chinese goods to fabricate missile components that were meant to be fabricated by US manufacturers.

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