The T65 was eventually modernized with improved production processes through the "T65K2" (Type 65K2) endeavor and this, itself, spawned the "T65K3" (Type 65K3) shortened carbine form for specialist troops.
T65 rifles saw combat actions in the Liberian Civil War (1989-1996), the Iraq War (2003-2011), the Haitian Civil War and, most recently, in the Libyan Civil War of 2011.
Despite its "Type 65" designation, which would assume a 1965 service entry year, the rifle's formal adoption into service was in 1976 - the "65" designator stemming from the "Year 65" of the Republic of China, which fell in 1975. Stocks of T65 rifles are still being used worldwide as of this writing (2013).
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