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China Seeks To Overwhelm Taiwan's ABM Defenses
Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2005 China appears determined to develop and maintain the capability to overwhelm any anti-ballistic missile defense system that Taiwan can deploy. Despite a $15.3-billion special budget to buy Patriot PAC-3 air defense systems, diesel submarines and PC-3 Orion surveillance planes, Taiwan has failed to keep pace with the growth in China's military capabilities, the 2005 annual Pentagon report on China's military capabilities said this week. Beijing has a range of options short of a full-scale invasion of a Taiwan, including limited strikes to break the will of Taiwan's leadership or population, the report said. China could unleash a campaign involving computer network attacks, sabotage by special forces and strikes on key military or political sites with short-range missiles or warplanes, it said. "Although Beijing might view these as a complement to non-military coercion and as less than a full use of force, others may view such actions differently," the report warned. "Such a Chinese miscalculation could lead to a full-fledged conflict." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express China News from SinoDaily.com
China Wants To Expand Sino-US Military Relations
Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2006China is ready to expand its military relations with the United States, Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan said on Tuesday. |
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