米国の初のF-16V戦闘機が台湾に到着　駐米代表・俞大㵢（ユー・ダーチー）「勇気づけられる」

米国の最初のF-16V戦闘機が台湾に到着したことについて、駐米代表の俞大㵢氏は、この動きは勇気づけられるものだと述べ、台湾が中国の海空資産から受けている継続的な圧力に言及し、さらなる武器と支援を求めた。

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First of all, we're encouraged that the delivery, the first deliveries of the F-16 Block 70s, the Vipers, have arrived finally to time the first two and you will see then a sequential delivery of more F-16s as they are being assembled and finished. So that's a very exciting and positive move. And as well as there's a real effort to accelerate the delivery of the equipments that we've bought from the United States prior. And there's a real effort from the U.S. government also.

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the order level that Taiwan is receiving from the people of the Republic of China's army is actually pretty high. If you look at Taiwan on a daily basis, there are always ships, Chinese ships and planes, and naval assets, coastal assets, even these purported steel-hole fishing boats that actually act on orders of the Chinese government that are actually operating around Taiwan.

私たちはより強力な抑止力、より多くの武器、より多くの弾薬、より多くの訓練を必要としています。それが必要であり、台湾に対する支援が継続されることを望みます。成功することを願っています。