TAIPEI—Taiwan needs to have long-range, accurate weapons in order to properly defend itself against a China that is rapidly developing its systems to attack the island, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Monday. Taiwan this month proposed extra defence spending of almost $9 billion over the next five years, including on new missiles, as it warned of an urgent need to upgrade weapons in the face of a “severe threat” from giant neighbour China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory. Speaking in Parliament, Chiu said Taiwan needed to be able to let China know that they could defend themselves. “The development of equipment must be long range, precise, and mobile, so that the enemy can sense that we are prepared as soon as they dispatch their troops,” he added, referring to Taiwan’s missile capability. In a written report to parliament to accompany Chiu’s appearance, the ministry said …