Taiwan’s 1st indigenous submarine a key step towards ‘defense autonomy’
Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) When Huang Shu-kuang (黃曙光) sees Taiwan’s first domestically built defense submarine the “Narwhal” displayed prominently on its launch platform, its bow neatly draped in the country’s national flag, he knows he has accomplished the important mission of helping Taiwan take its first step toward “defense autonomy.”