Regarding the press release "National Army will Purchase the M777 Howitzers from the US Army to Strengthen the Accurate Hit in Frontage Battles,” Army Command Headquarters said today (29^th), the content of such release is purely speculation.

Army Command Headquarters said, the building of our Army is realized and executed according to the concept of “Strategy, Equipment, Plan, and Training,” the building project of weapons and equipment are established with a foresight of the threats from the enemy. We complete the military power restructure plan and the priority sequence according to the “demand of strategy” from joint operation of our National Army, include the National Army Five-Year Restructure Plan for planning and supplement, to meet the requirements of the war preparedness. We appeal to our citizens to continue their support to actions concerning the building and war preparation of our National Army.