U.S. Warships Sail By Taiwan as Terry Gou Calls for High-Tech Defense

  • Billionaire presidential hopeful addresses military spending
  • U.S. vessels have passed through strait seven times since July
USS Stethem on Nov. 16, 2015Photographer: Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
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American naval vessels transited through the Taiwan Strait for the seventh time since July, highlighting the U.S.’s strategic rivalry with China as Taiwanese presidential hopeful and Foxconn founder Terry Gou called for the island to adopt high-tech defense mechanisms.