Warships Take Center Stage at Kaohsiung Naval Base Event

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A few weeks after China unveiled one of the world’s most advanced aircraft carriers, Taiwan is giving the public a rare glimpse inside its own navy this weekend. The open-base naval demonstration highlights two of the country's newest warships and the advanced technology and weaponry they carry.

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00:00It's all hands on deck on one of Taiwan's newest naval vessels.

00:05On display as part of an open-base event in Kaohsiung,

00:08the country's first domestically-built rescue ship

00:11is equipped with an underwater drone, a dive belt, and a decompression chamber.

00:30But it hasn't all been smooth sailing.

00:34In February, during a training mission, improper handling damaged the ship's propulsion system.

00:40This is the Da Wu, which is open to the public for the very first time.

00:44It entered service last October and is mainly tasked with rescue missions.

00:49But here's another vessel that's also grabbing attention.

00:52The Yushan, it can do rescues as well, but it has a much wider range of capabilities.

00:58The military says it built the Yushan as a long-range amphibious troop ship.

01:03It's designed to take cargo and soldiers from sea to shore after covering long distances.

01:08Be it resupplying Taiwan's outlying islands, humanitarian relief or disaster response,

01:14the vessel has some special features to help it in its role.

01:18The military is showcasing these ships as tensions rise with China, which threatens to take Taiwan by force.

01:31Vessels like these are part of the effort to keep pace using asymmetric solutions that capitalize on Taiwan's geographic strengths.

01:50But coming just weeks after China brought another aircraft carrier online, it looks to be rough seas ahead.

01:59Fu Hua Hong and Alan Lu for Taiwan Plus.

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