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China-Japan-Koreas
Chinese dragon awakens
2005-06-26
China is building its military forces faster than U.S. intelligence and military analysts expected, prompting fears that Beijing will attack Taiwan in the next two years

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Posted by:john

#5  Two years would put it right next to China's 2008 Olympic Games. Would they be so crass as to think no one would mind?
Posted by: eLarson   2005-06-26 21:31  

#4  Funding for the Improved Nimitz follow on. Too much money is being wasted on the Army.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-06-26 19:51  

#3  
Two years...the period of...?
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-06-26 19:31  

#2  This impresses me as a tad fishy. Bill Gertz is the official Pentagon leaker, so I have a feeling the Pentagon is trying to do or get something. The tip-off is the "two year" timeframe and the rather excited tone of the article.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-06-26 19:25  

#1  Reference Old Patriot's post elsewhere regarding hitting China's big freakin' 3 Gorges Dam. I'd make that target #1.
Posted by: eLarson   2005-06-26 15:18  

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