Taiwan businessman offers funds to train civilian marksmen

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TAIPEI – One of Taiwan's richest men, Robert Tsao, said on Thursday (Sept 1) he would provide T$1 billion (S$46 million) to two civilian defence training programmes, in a private effort to strengthen the island's defences amid heightened tension with China. The founder and former chairman of chip maker United Microelectronics Corp said he would donate T$600 million to 'jumpstart'...

Robert Tsao, the former chairman of contract microchip maker UMC, poses for photos at a news conference where he announces his plans to fund civil defence education in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sept 1, 2022.TAIPEI – One of Taiwan's richest men, Robert Tsao, said on Thursday he would provide T$1 billion to two civilian defence training programmes, in a private effort to strengthen the island's defences amid heightened tension with China.

He will give a further T$400 million to train 300,000 expert marksmen from among "common folks" across Taiwan.

 

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