Taiwan Breaks Ground on Submarine Shipyard to Counter China

Taiwan Breaks Ground on Submarine Shipyard to Counter China
Taiwan navy sailors salute from a Dutch Zwaardvis-class submarine during a groundbreaking ceremony for the island's submarine factory in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan on May 9, 2019. Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo
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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan—Taiwan broke ground on May 9 on a shipyard to produce submarines to counter China’s growing military threat.

The self-governing island’s President Tsai Ing-wen presided over a ceremony in the southern port city of Kaohsiung, saying submarines were an effective way to deter a foe from surrounding the island by sea.