Taiwan’s Submarine Saga

The Indigenous Defense Submarines program has had a long and convoluted history.

By Wang, Jyh-perng and Tan, Chih-lung for The Diplomat

May 11, 2015

 Taiwan’s Indigenous Defense Submarines (IDS) program has attracted considerable attention in recent years. The diverse information disclosed either by officials or by the media has often been confusing or lacking in credibility. In response to the government’s caution, the media has tried to dig out whatever it can from the limited information that is in circulation, often leading to exaggeration. The authors attempt here to leave the speculation behind, and provide a broader, clearer perspective based on their own extended observation. The article analyzes documentation from credible open sources. (Any consistencies with classified information are purely coincidental)........

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