▁strateg ic ▁emphas is ▁to ▁off sh ore ▁eng agement ▁of ▁inv ading ▁P RC ▁forces . ▁It ▁is ▁hoped ▁that ▁this ▁will ▁serve ▁to ▁reduce ▁civil ian ▁cas ual ties ▁and ▁damage ▁to ▁infrastr ucture ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁armed ▁conflict . ▁ ▁The ▁RO C ' s ▁armed ▁forces ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁weapons ▁obtained ▁primarily ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁France , ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁approved ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁weapons ▁systems , ▁including ▁eight ▁dies el ▁sub mar ines , ▁six ▁Patri ot ▁P AC - 3 ▁S AM s ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁P - 3 C ▁Or ion ▁mar itime ▁pat rol ▁aircraft . ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁items ▁author ized , ▁The ▁RO C ▁ ▁had ▁four ▁K idd - class ▁destroy ers , ▁M 1 0 9 A 5 ▁units , ▁two ▁additional ▁E - 2 C ▁Haw key es ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁nine ▁CH - 4 7 SD ▁Ch ino ok ▁heavy ▁transport ▁hel ic op ters ▁in ▁service , ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁P - 3 C ▁and ▁ 3 ▁P AC - 3 ▁batter ies ▁being ▁fund ed . ▁It ▁was ▁unclear ▁if ▁or ▁when ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁the ▁equipment ▁would ▁be ▁supplied ; ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁dies el ▁sub mar ines ▁in ▁particular ▁was ▁doubt ful , ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁does ▁not ▁manufact ure ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁military ▁budget ▁for ▁ 2 0