Taiwan commissions warships amid China threat warnings

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president has commissioned a pair of guided missile frigates that are expected to boost the island’s ability to counter Chinese submarines amid rising military threats from Beijing.
President Tsai Ing-wen’s office says she attended Thursday’s ceremony for the Ming Chuan and Feng Chia at a navy base in the southern port of Kaohsiung and reiterated Taiwan’s determination to resist all threats. The Perry class vessels were formerly