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China defends military build-up, blames US for worsening Taiwan ties (31/05/2004)
BEIJING (AFP) China defended its aggressive military buildup to prevent Taiwan seeking independence and blamed Washington for the deteriorating state of cross Strait ties.
In a commentary by the official Xinhua news agency Monday, the United States was lashed after criticising China for developing a variety of "credible military options" to prevent Taiwan from achieving independence.
The US Department of Defense also warned in a new report that this included tools to discourage the United States from coming to the island's aid in a conflict with the mainland.
"Just because a handful of people inside and outside the island are still seeking 'Taiwan independence,' China cannot make a commitment to renouncing the use of force for realizing national reunification and has had to make necessary and limited military deployment," said the commentary.
China has approximately 500 short-range ballistic missiles deployed in Nanjing military district and pointed at Taiwan.
The US report said that if equipped with adequate guidance systems, the missiles could destroy key Taiwanese leadership facilities, military bases and communication and transportation nodes with minimal advanced warning.
Some of these weapons are believed to be capable of hitting US military bases in Okinawa, Japan.
Ground forces targeting Taiwan include three army groups deployed in Nanjing district that include a plethora of special operations units.
China is also investing in new military aircraft, said the report, an annual assessment of China's capabilities.
โดย weerachai [31 พ.ค. 2547 , 12:39:22 น.] ( IP = 202.176.187.4 : : )
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If the United States really wants to help maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, it should not have made irresponsible remarks on China's military deployment and used it as an excuse to keep selling advanced weapons to Taiwan," said the Xinhua commentary.
The United States is Taiwan's largest arms supplier and has vowed to defend the island if it is attacked.
Xinhua argued that rather than China's missile build-up, it was Washington's arms sales that had pushed the Taiwan Strait to the "brink of danger".
"Washington argues that the purpose of selling weapons to Taiwan is to assure Taiwan authorities that they could conduct dialogues with the mainland in 'a safer position,'" said Xinhua.
"But due to the support and connivance of the United States, Taiwan authorities have gone further down the road toward 'independence' and the United States is responsible for the current worsening situation across the Taiwan Straits."
Since the end of a civil war in 1949, Beijing has considered Taiwan a renegade province awaiting reunification, forcefully if necessary.
โดย weerachai [31 พ.ค. 2547 , 12:39:55 น.] ( IP = 202.176.187.4 : : )
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