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Taiwan earmarks billions to build 7 more submarines in bid to deter PLA attacks

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Budget allocations were approved by the cabinet on Thursday and are expected to be presented to legislators for review and approval at the end of this month .

Cabinet spokesman Chen Shih-kai said the submarines would be built between 2025 and 2038 as part of the Indigenous Defence Submarine Programme .

The average cost of NT$40 billion per submarine is much higher than the building cost of the prototype, which greatly deviates from global shipbuilding norms.

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