Taiwan will continue to buy US-made weapons, says President

TAIPEI - Taiwan’s President, Ma Ying-jeou said today his Administration will continue to procure weapons from the United States to safeguard national security. "Although tensions across the Taiwan Strait have gradually eased and cross-strait relations are now the most peaceful in more than six decades, we still cannot afford to be lax in terms of combat readiness," Ma said at a ceremony on the outlying island of Kinmen to mark the 55th anniversary of an artillery battle between the Taiwanese and mainland Chineseforces.