Defense talks with US to be held in November: sourceBy Su Yung-yao and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerDefense review talks between Taiwan and the US could be held as soon as November, focusing on views on arms sales and defense strategies that might have changed since the Chinese military drills around Taiwan early this month, senior officials at the Ministry of National Defense have said. Photo: ReutersNational Security Council Secretary-General Wellington Koo (顧立雄) might attend the review talks, after his deputy attended last year’s edition of the annual event, they said. The review talks would be held “sometime around November,” as it was last year, the source said. There have always been differing views on US arms sales to Taiwan, with some calling for the acquisition of larger weapons platforms, the source said. However, obtaining HIMARS is in line with Taiwan’s asymmetrical warfare strategy, the source said.
