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December 2006 - Taiwan Special Weapons News
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- MOST LAWMAKERS SUPPORT ARMS PROCUREMENT: DEFENSE MINISTER CNA 29 Dec 2006 -- Most of the country's legislators support arms procurement to beef up Taiwan's self-defense and agree that national security is the ultimate consideration, Defense Minister Lee Jye said Friday.
- ARMS SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET NIXED BY LAWMAKERS CNA 29 Dec 2006 -- Lawmakers on Friday voted in favor of referring a draft bill governing major defense investment for legislative review but voted against doing so for a supplemental budget that would provide initial funding for an arms purchase from the United States.
- DELAY IN MILITARY PROCUREMENT DEEPENS MISGIVINGS BY ALLIES CNA 27 Dec 2006 -- President Chen Shui-bian expressed hope Wednesday that a Legislative Yuan committee will start to review the government's arms procurement plan now that it has finally been put on the legislative agenda after repeated blockage by opposition lawmakers.
- COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE TO BE CONDITIONALLY CUT TO 1 YEAR: MND CNA 14 Dec 2006 -- Vice Defense Minister Ko Chen-heng said Thursday that the Ministry of National Defense is still planning to curtail the compulsory military service period to one year by the end of 2008, but added that this will be based on the premise that the volunteer recruitment goal can be achieved smoothly.
- CROSS-STRAIT DIFFERENCES SHOULD BE RESOLVED PEACEFULLY: PRESIDENTCNA 07 Dec 2006 -- President Chen Shui-bian said Thursday that cross-Taiwan Strait differences, particularly political differences, should be resolved peacefully via dialogue between the official leadership of the two sides, rather than through violence or other non-peaceful means.
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