Taiwan Formulates a Poisoned Shrimp Defense

Government expands weapons range to mainland targets

By: Jens Kastner

The Taiwanese military has begun making considerable strides to acquire weapons that can strike the Chinese mainland instead of having to fight a future invasion force in its own waters, air space, and beaches. Since the late 1990s, Taiwan has been developing its own "offensive" missiles, discouraged by the United States, which hews to …