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Taiwan’s president commissions domestic-made naval warship

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, left, holds a model ship during the commissioning ceremony of the the domestically made Ta Jiang warship at the Suao naval base in Yilan county, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Taiwan's president oversaw the commissioning of a new domestically made navy warship Thursday as part of the island's plan to boost indigenous defense capacity amid heightened tensions with China. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, left, presents a flag during the commissioning ceremony of the the domestically made Ta Jiang warship at the Suao naval base in Yilan county, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Taiwan's president oversaw the commissioning of a new domestically made navy warship Thursday as part of the island's plan to boost indigenous defense capacity amid heightened tensions with China. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a keynote speech during the commissioning ceremony of the the domestically made Ta Jiang warship at the Suao naval base in Yilan county, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Taiwan's president oversaw the commissioning of the new domestically made navy warship Thursday as part of the island's plan to boost indigenous defense capacity amid heightened tensions with China. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen gives a "thumbs up" on the domestically made Tajiang warship during its commissioning ceremony at the Suao naval base in Yilan county, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Taiwan's president oversaw the commissioning of a new domestically made navy warship Thursday as part of the island's plan to boost indigenous defense capacity amid heightened tensions with China. Chinese characters read "Ta Jiang Warship." (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, center, cheers with officers during the commissioning ceremony of the the domestically made Ta Jiang warship at the Suao naval base in Yilan county, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Taiwan's president oversaw the commissioning of the new domestically made navy warship Thursday as part of the island's plan to boost indigenous defense capacity amid heightened tensions with China. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, third from right, takes group photo with officers during the commissioning ceremony of the the domestically made Ta Jiang warship at the Suao naval base in Yilan county, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Taiwan's president oversaw the commissioning of the new domestically made navy warship Thursday as part of the island's plan to boost indigenous defense capacity amid heightened tensions with China. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)