Taipei: Taiwan said it was still pursuing its bid to buy eight submarines and dozens of F-16 fighters from the United States despite warming relations with former archrival China. The Taipei-based China Times reported that Taiwan had decided to accept a US proposal of just four conventional submarines to help expedite the arms deal which has been in limbo since 2001. "The report is not true. The country's position to seek (eight) diesel-powered submarines and F-16C/ Ds has never changed," Taiwan's defence ministry said in a statement. "The deal is still in the US government's screening process. The ministry will keep pushing for the deal so as to meet Taiwan's self-defence demands."
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