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[global network reported by trainee reporter meng yuan] the self-made submarine "haikun" that the taiwan military has boasted about for a long time is in the stage of port testing (i.e. mooring test at the dock). taiwan's china times news network and united news network reported on september 10 that taiwan's "navy chief of staff", lieutenant general qiu junrong, said today (10th) that the "haikun" port testing project is currently progressing at about 50% to 60%. from the test to now, there are more than 10 items missing and need to be corrected, and he said that there are not more than 70 items as the outside world said. in response, some netizens on the island sarcastically said, "i'm not worried that it can't dive, i'm only afraid that it can't float up, just treat it as a loss of money to avoid disaster, and it's dirty."

united news network reported that taiwan's first self-made submarine prototype, the "haikun", held a naming and launching ceremony on september 28, 2023, and is currently undergoing port testing. united news network previously stated that the taiwan military reported that more than 70 items of the "haikun" port test had not passed the test, which may delay the sea trial originally estimated to be carried out in october this year.

according to reports, qiu junrong said at a press conference on the morning of the 10th that the overall shipbuilding progress is still within the scheduled time. sea testing will be carried out after the sea testing conditions are completed. the project includes floating, submerged, deep-water trials and related important evaluations. it is expected that the conditions for ship delivery will be completed in november next year.

regarding this news, some netizens on the island criticized it, saying, "so much money has been spent, and there are so many shortcomings. we don't know if it can really become a combat force, but the senior officials are making a lot of money and they won't be imprisoned. it's great."

some netizens also sarcastically said, "we are not worried that it can't dive, we are just afraid that it can't float up. just think of it as spending money to avoid disaster, even if it is polluted."

"…even if it can dive and surface, if it cannot pass the test of anti-submarine aircraft, it is just a target ship in the sea."

the global times previously quoted taiwanese media as saying that the haikun is the first conventional submarine built by taiwan and is regarded by the taiwan authorities as a "deterrent weapon" for "independent national defense." however, due to taiwan's limited technical capabilities, although the submarine is called "self-made", it actually uses a large number of imported equipment. whether taiwan has the ability to effectively integrate these equipment from different sources is also questioned. the haikun will be started in november 2021, and the naming and launching ceremony will be held in september 2023. on july 15 this year, the submarine was towed to pier 91 of kaohsiung port for mooring tests. taiwan's liberty times stated that the submarine has completed the loading of torpedoes. it was originally expected that it would go out to sea in september. former taiwan navy advisor guo xi even clearly stated that "it will be sea tested before september 15", but he recently changed his words and said that "it is a miracle to go to sea before the end of this year." guo xi revealed that after huang shuguang, who was originally in charge of the project, resigned, tsmc was "leaderless" and there were "trouble makers" within the company who were holding it back and waiting to see the company make a fool of itself, so it would be a miracle if the submarine "can go out by the end of this year."

at the regular press conference on july 25 this year, a reporter asked about the possible sea trial of the "haikun" in september. the spokesperson of the ministry of national defense, zhang xiaogang, responded at the time that the dpp authorities' "seeking independence through force" is completely a dead end. no matter how many weapons are made or how many equipment are purchased, it is a waste of money and a window dressing. if the "haikun" is used to "seek independence through force", it will sooner or later be caught in the net of the people's liberation army.