Lai wants Taiwan’s next 7 submarines to be built in one go
Lai wants Taiwan’s next 7 submarines to be built in one go
2024-03-18
President-elect Lai Ching-te reportedly wants to speed up submarine production. Sources say that earlier this month, he asked for all seven planned submarines to be built in one go, instead of in batches. Building them all together would require an increase to the national defense budget. DPP lawmakers have expressed approval, saying the change is in the interests of national security.
Earlier this month, President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Lai Ching-te observed the delivery of the Yunlin patrol vessel. It was the first time they jointly attended a ceremony for a domestically built military vessel. It symbolized the handing over of a legacy.
Tsai Ing-wen (March 9)
President
Today’s ceremony symbolizes the progress in our domestic shipbuilding program, which continues to move forward.
That same day, Tsai and Lai reportedly conducted a secret inspection of the Narwhal, Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine prototype, receiving a confidential briefing. At the time, the head of the indigenous defense submarine program Huang Shu-kuang, and representatives from CSBC Corporation, had proposed building the next seven vessels in three batches, in configurations of three plus two plus two or two plus three plus two. With the May 20 inauguration drawing closer, Tsai deferred the decision to Lai, who asked for all seven vessels to be built in one go.
Lin Chu-yin
DPP lawmaker
This country belongs to all of us. Regardless of what happens in the Legislative Yuan, national security is not just an issue for the DPP or the KMT. Security isn’t about party affiliation. Security is something we all have to work toward. So we hope that the program can proceed as planned, so that submarine production can continue.
But if Lai were to request additional funding for the additional submarines, he could hit resistance in the Legislative Yuan.
Hung Sun-han
DPP lawmaker
Our stance as the ruling party is to complete the project as soon as possible. This shows our commitment to national security and national defense. The funds and the budget for the program have to be allocated properly. We hope that the opposition parties will also be committed to the same goals.
Hsu Chiao-hsin
KMT lawmaker
We will only support transparent, corruption-free, and efficient domestic shipbuilding programs. We will support anything that is in the interests of the R.O.C.
With tensions rising in the Taiwan Strait, the government hopes to speed up efforts to strengthen Taiwan’s marine defenses.
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布局後續7艘國造潛艦! 傳準總統賴清德主張"一次做完"
2024-03-18
準總統賴清德520就任，對支持潛艦國造政策態度也更加明確，傳出日前他曾和總統蔡英文，秘密視查首艘原型艦海鯤號，還表示7艘後續艦應一次做好，不必分批建造。綠營立委樂見其成，希望能盡快做完捍衛國安國防，但預算審核也喊話在野黨要有決心一起支持。
3月初蔡英文和賴清德，同框出席雲林艦交船典禮，也是首次有總統、副總統，共同出席國艦國造交船儀式，頗有傳承意味。
[[總統 蔡英文(3.9)]]
“我們今天的典禮也代表著國艦國造的腳步，持續的向前邁進”
傳出就在同一天，兩人會後緊接著秘密視查首艘原型艦海鯤號，聽取機密簡報，當時潛艦國造召集人黃曙光和台船代表提出，7艘後續艦規畫可以"3+2+2"或"2+3+2"等方式來分批建造，520即將交接，總統蔡英文交由賴清德決定，賴清德當場明確指示，"要做就一次做完"。
[[立委(民) 林楚茵]]
“國家是大家的，先姑且不論說，接下來的立法院的狀況是如何，但是安全是沒有藍綠，安全沒有政黨，安全是大家自己守護自己拚的，所以我們當然希望在這個部分，能夠按照進度來進行，讓我們的潛艦能夠持續的量產”
不過如果賴清德520就職後，指示國防部編列後續艦預算，接下來進到立法院就怕又有朝野攻防。
[[立委(民) 洪申翰]]
“現在執政黨的態度就是應該是，儘快的我們希望把它做完，也代表捍衛國安跟國防的決心，經費跟預算其實要編列到位，這部分我們很希望在野黨可以跟執政黨一樣，有一致的堅定的決心”
[[立委(國) 徐巧芯]]
“我們只接受乾淨、清廉，有效率的潛艦國造，對中華民國有益我們就會支持”
不過目前台海情勢升溫，如果建造時間加快，交艦成軍時間也能跟上，對防衛台海更有利。
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