Taiwan's President has unveiled the island's first domestically-made submarine.
A second sub will be commissioned if testing on the prototype is successful.
Taiwan has been under pressure from Beijing to avoid ordering submarines from other countries.
Tensions have been rising, between China and the self-governing island.
Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory.
Ridzwan Rahmat is a principal defence analyst with Janes.
He joins us from Singapore to discuss the latest updates.
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A second sub will be commissioned if testing on the prototype is successful.
Taiwan has been under pressure from Beijing to avoid ordering submarines from other countries.
Tensions have been rising, between China and the self-governing island.
Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory.
Ridzwan Rahmat is a principal defence analyst with Janes.
He joins us from Singapore to discuss the latest updates.
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#Taiwan #TaiwaneseSubmarine #Narwhal #ChinaTaiwanTensions #AlJazeeraEnglish
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