Taiwanese Defence Minister Yen Teh-fa will not be attending next month’s US-Taiwan Defence Industry Conference in the United States. Photo: EPA-EFE Taiwanese Defence Minister Yen Teh-fa will not be attending next month’s US-Taiwan Defence Industry Conference in the United States. Photo: EPA-EFE
Taiwanese Defence Minister Yen Teh-fa will not be attending next month’s US-Taiwan Defence Industry Conference in the United States. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Taiwan scraps plan to send defence minister to US security conference

Island to send deputy, avoiding risk of stoking tensions between Washington and Beijing, analyst says

Topic |   Taiwan
Lawrence Chung
Lawrence Chung

Updated: 10:19pm, 24 Sep, 2018

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Taiwanese Defence Minister Yen Teh-fa will not be attending next month’s US-Taiwan Defence Industry Conference in the United States. Photo: EPA-EFE Taiwanese Defence Minister Yen Teh-fa will not be attending next month’s US-Taiwan Defence Industry Conference in the United States. Photo: EPA-EFE
Taiwanese Defence Minister Yen Teh-fa will not be attending next month’s US-Taiwan Defence Industry Conference in the United States. Photo: EPA-EFE
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