Unless we upgrade our armed capability we can expect continued intrusion of Chinese and Taiwanese ships.

Recently we filed a case before the United Nations questioning the so-called nine-dash line that the People’s Republic of China is invoking to justify the grab of islets and shoals that clearly belong to us. It seems like the international community is on our side, but there is no guarantee that the world tribunal will rule in our favor. And granting that it does, we still need to maintain a credible defense posture to discourage encroachment into our territorial waters. We need to take care of ourselves.

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