Taiwan receives two US-built minehunters

An Osprey-class minehunter. A US Navy photo

TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan has received two coastal minehunters from the United States, its navy said Friday, as part of an arms deal that has upset relations between Washington and Beijing.

The Osprey class vessels, the world's second largest minehunters, were refitted after they were decommissioned from the US Navy in 2006 and arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, the navy added.

The vessels, capable of finding, classifying and destroying mines, will help Taiwan increase its anti-blockade capabilities in case of war with rival China, analysts say.


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