DEFENSE/MND defends maintenance spending over 'arms procurement bubble' concern
08/28/2024 08:23 PM
Taiwan's defense ministry on Wednesday defended its operational maintenance spending for next year, in response to concerns raised by an expert that an "arms procurement bubble" could make the country's defense capabilities "far less potent" than its defense spending would otherwise suggest.
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