Taiwan has plans to deploy its own Hsiungfeng 2E cruise missiles by the end of 2010, according to lawmaker Lin Yu-fang.
The defence ministry did not provide details of the weaponry development project and declined to specify the range of the missiles or the number to be put into service.
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The cruise missile was developed by Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology and can be launched on land or sea with a range of 800km (500 miles), according to Agence France-Presse.
The institute has spent TWD2.2bn ($68m) each year since 2000 on developing the missiles.
The missile would be capable of hitting airports and missile bases in south-east China, as well as cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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The military has produced dozens of cruise missiles, a ministry source said.
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