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US defence contractors will visit Taiwan in May to bolster bilateral security cooperation
- Two dozen industry representatives, led by retired US Marine Corps commander, expected to discuss drone technology among other issues
- US-Taiwan Business Council chief says delegation seeks to meet Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen, but ‘nothing is confirmed’
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Khushboo Razdanin New York
A group of some two dozen US defence contractors will visit Taiwan to bolster bilateral security cooperation in early May, the head of the US-Taiwan Business Council told the South China Morning Post on Thursday.
“The US-Taiwan Business Council will lead a delegation of defence companies,” said Rupert Hammond-Chambers, whose non-profit trade association focuses on developing trade and business relations between Washington and Taipei.
The two sides would “engage on a number of issues in security cooperation”, including drone technology, he added.
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The delegation of American defence industry representatives will be led by Steven Rudder, a retired commander of the US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.
Without confirming reports of possible discussions on jointly producing drones, Hammond-Chambers said the group would explore “a whole range of different ways in which the two business communities can cooperate”.
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