The ROC’s Unique New Rôle in Reshaping the Asian Maritime Balance
The Asian strategic balance has transformed. Within this, Taipei is finally committing to major new submarine, surface warfare, and other programs to ensure it retains its options. This may provide the catalyst for other regional states to begin re-thinking their positions.
The 60m Tuo Jiang wave-piercing catamaran corvette for the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) shown — in this blogger’s photograph — before sea trials began earlier in 2014. The first-of-class vessel, seen by Defense & Foreign Affairs, has been performing better than expected
