Taiwan's defence ministry has described the acquisition of eight die-sel-electric submarines from the United States as a national priority, according to a report from the country's state-controlled news agency on 27 July. Speaking through the agency, a ministry spokeswoman, Lisa Chi, rejected media suggestions that the Taiwanese government was considering a plan to construct the submarines indigenously and instead reiterated the administration's desire to obtain the boats from the US. "Taiwan's determination to purchase these defensive weaponry systems will not change, even though cross-strait relations are thawing," she added. As well as the submarines, Taiwan has previously requested US permis- sion to purchase AH-84 Apache attack helicopters, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, 66 F-16C/D Block 50/52 fighters, PAC-3 air-defence missile units and P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft.
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机译：据台湾国家控制的新闻机构7月27日的报道，台湾国防部已描述从美国购买八艘潜艇，这是国家的优先事项。工信部发言人丽莎在该机构讲话时，拒绝了媒体的说法，即台湾政府正在考虑一项在本土建造潜艇的计划，而是重申了美国政府从美国购买船只的愿望。她说：“即使两岸关系解冻，台湾购买这些防御性武器系统的决心也不会改变。”除了潜水艇，台湾还要求美国允许购买AH-84阿帕奇攻击直升机，UH-60黑鹰直升机，66架F-16C / D Block 50/52战斗机，PAC-3防空导弹和P-3C Orion海上巡逻机。
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