The United States remains the leading arms supplier to Taiwan despite switching diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979.
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Taiwan president presses for US subs deal (via AFP)
Taiwan urged the United States Monday to honour an agreement to supply submarines to replace its current elderly fleet, as a US congressional group visited the island to evaluate defence needs. President Ma Ying-jeou voiced the desire while meeting the group led by Edward Royce, chairman of the US…