In The Times today:-
Taiwan denies arms race with China after sealing US missile deal
Article intro:-
Taiwan has insisted that it is not provoking an arms race with China after sealing a $1.8 billion missile deal with the US.
The island nation said that the package, which includes 135 precision land attack missiles manufactured by Boeing, 11 lorry-based rocket launchers with a striking range of more than 270 km and associated equipment and training, would enable it to modernise its defence capacity.