But the past decade has seen the fruits of a huge military modernisation and expansion programme, launched after tensions mounted in the Taiwan Strait in 1995 and 1996.

• 但是，过去的十年间，海军的大规模的现代化和扩充计划初见成果，这一计划肇始于1995和1996年台海两岸剑拔弩张的紧张局势。