Washington’s de-facto “envoy” to the island pushed for “democratic” UAV production as “deterrence” against Beijing
The top US diplomat in Taiwan has called for the self-administered Chinese island to be turned into a “hornet’s nest” of air, surface and subsurface drones, as Washington continues to expand military cooperation with Taipei despite repeated warnings from Beijing.
The US does not formally recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state but remains its main military backer and arms supplier, and maintains diplomatic ties through a quasi-embassy, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Its director, Raymond Greene, claimed on Thursday that…
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