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China Slams Pentagon Report on Threat to Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China denounced a Pentagon report on Friday accusing it of deploying growing numbers of ballistic missiles aimed at Taiwan and said Washington was making excuses to sell advanced weapons to the island."The motive is to foment public opinion and excuses to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement when asked to comment on the Pentagonâs annual report on Chinese military might. "The Chinese side expresses its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition." So youâre not deploying missiles as fast as you possibly can to intimidate a democracy across the straits? On Thursday, Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan used the occasion of Army Day to underscore the mantra of the mainlandâs communist rulers that they would not tolerate any attempt to prevent reunification with the island. "Realizing the complete reunification of the motherland is the common desire of all Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots," Cao said in comments carried by the Peopleâs Daily, the Communist Partyâs mouthpiece. a free Taiwan just drives the ChiComs batshit "We have the determination and the ability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity," Cao said during celebrations to mark the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Peopleâs Liberation Army. "We will never allow anyone to separate Taiwan from China in any way," said Cao, a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission and who sits on the Communist Partyâs elite Politburo. It already is separate. We need to make sure that Taiwan has every possible chance to remain separate. Recognize them in the UN. China will always be our rival and enemy, and the Taiwanese are our allies. The people who carp about antagonizing the Chinese mainland are appeasers China is boosting military spending and deploying increasing numbers of ballistic missiles to prepare for a possible conflict in the Taiwan Straits aimed at bringing the island to its knees before the United States has time to intervene, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The White House said on Thursday that Chinaâs build-up of ballistic missiles capable of striking Taiwan could destabilize the region, and added it was prepared to sell the island weapons to defend itself. Then DO IT Since China and Taiwan split at the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, Beijing has threatened to attack if the democratic island declared independence or dragged its feet on reunification talks. Posted by: Frank G 2003-08-01 |
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