Hai Kun
- Taiwan's President launched the island's first domestically made submarine for testing on September 28, 2023, a major breakthrough in shipbuilding and design.
- The submarine, named Hai Kun, is the first to be designed and built by Taiwan.
- The submarine will only be handed over to the military after passing both its harbour and ocean-faring tests.
- Taiwan began building its own submarines after Beijing prevented it from purchasing such craft from abroad through economic and diplomatic threats.
- Taiwan's launch of its first domestically made submarine is a significant development in its defence strategy and a sign of its growing ....
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