Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
June 2005 - China Special Weapons News
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- PLA MARINE CAPABILITY STILL INADEQUATE: ROC DEFENSE OFFICIAL CNA 30 Jun 2005 -- The People's Liberation Army's sea combat capability is still inadequate but if it wages "psychological, media and legal warfare" against Taiwan, the country will be under a great threat, a defense official claimed Thursday.
- CHINA UNLIKELY TO INVADE TAIWAN IN NEAR TERM: CHINA EXPERT CNA 30 Jun 2005 -- Former U.S. Ambassador to China James Lilley expressed his disapproval Wednesday of a Washington Times report that Beijing might take military action against Taiwan in two years.
- BEIJING WILL NOT ATTACK TAIWAN BEFORE 2010: KMT OFFICIAL CNA 30 Jun 2005 -- The likelihood of a military conflict between Taiwan and China before 2010 is slim, thanks partly to the visits to China by two opposition party leaders, an opposition Kuomintang (KMT) official claimed Thursday.
- Russia's President Hosts Chinese Counterpart for Summit VOA 30 Jun 2005 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Chinese President Hu Jintao to Moscow Thursday for a four-day official visit.
- Experts Warn China Capable of Attacking Taiwan VOA 29 Jun 2005 -- American experts are warning that China is rapidly building up its military so that it will have the capability to attack Taiwan, a separately governed island that Beijing considers part of Chinese territory.
- CHINA SAID TO BEGIN BUILDING FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN AUGUST CNA 28 Jun 2005 -- China will begin to build its first aircraft carrier in August at a cost of 30 billion yuan (about US$362 million), according to a report by China's www.Boxun.com.
- CHINA PRODDED TO RESPECT U.S. PRESENCE, POWER IN ASIA CNA 28 Jun 2005 -- The U.S. does not fear China and has no intention of competing against China strategically, but it does hope China will respect America's power and presence in Asia, U.S. Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said in an interview Saturday with a New Delhi newspaper.
- KMT: U.S. ASSESSMENT OF CHINA'S THREAT MAY NOT BE ACCURATE CNA 27 Jun 2005 -- An assessment by U.S. defense and intelligence officials that China might attack Taiwan in two years is not accurate because it does not take into consideration the recent lowering of tension across the Taiwan Strait, a China expert said Monday.
- U.S. TO RELEASE REPORT ON CHINA'S MILITARY POWER: ROC ENVOY CNA 27 Jun 2005 -- The U.S. Department of Defense is expected to release a report on China's military buildup around the July 4 U.S. Independence Day, the Republic of China's top representative to the United States said in Los Angeles Sunday.
- CHINA CONTINUES MILITARY DEPLOYMENT AGAINST TAIWAN: MAC CNA 24 Jun 2005 -- China has continued to step up its military buildup against Taiwan, despite having invited two Taiwan opposition leaders to visit China earlier this year, a senior official said Friday.
- Chinese Foreign Minister Visits Israel Amid Arms Sales Controversy VOA 21 Jun 2005 -- Israeli officials are playing host to Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on a visit that is being billed as a chance to discuss a wide range of topics from the Middle East peace process to issues of global interest
- U.S. CONCERNED OVER CHINA'S MILITARY MODERNIZATION CNA 17 Jun 2005 -- United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that the U.S. has growing concerns over China's military modernization.
- Israel Optimistic on Dispute with US Over Arms Sales to China VOA 17 Jun 2005 -- Israel says its dispute with the United States over its sales of military technology China will soon be worked out.
- Will China/Taiwan Economic Ties Lead to Unification? VOA 16 Jun 2005 -- As economic ties between China and Taiwan continue to grow, a group of experts in Washington, brought together by the American Enterprise Institute, discussed what impact cross-straits trade has on the political arena.
- CHINA: RUMSFELD'S 'BLISTERING ATTACK' MARKS 'SIGNIFICANT' SHIFT US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 13 Jun 2005
- Australian Demonstrators Turn Out in Support of Chinese Defector VOA 12 Jun 2005 -- Protesters have rallied in Australia over the weekend urging the government to grant political asylum to a Chinese diplomat. Chen Yonglin quit his post at the Chinese consulate in Sydney last month, claiming Beijing's treatment of dissidents forced him to defect.
- China: Beijing Looking For Solutions To Energy Concerns RFE/RL 10 Jun 2005 -- Since economic reforms began in 1978, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has expanded at an average rate of over 9 percent per year. However this economic success has been accompanied by a series of energy concerns -- insufficient energy supply, heavy reliance on coal despite its negative environmental impact, and a low level of energy efficiency.
- North Korea: Beijing, Seoul Seen As Key To Pyongyang Nuclear Talks RFE/RL 09 Jun 2005 -- For the United States to be successful in getting North Korea to roll back its nuclear weapons program, analysts say, it will need special help from China and South Korea.
- Australia Hints at China Spy Ring Investigation VOA 09 Jun 2005 -- Australia has given a hint that its intelligence agencies are investigating claims that hundreds of Chinese spies are operating on its soil. The allegations have been made by two Chinese men seeking asylum in Australia.
- U.S. VOICES CONCERNS OVER CHINA'S MILITARY BUILDUP CNA 08 Jun 2005 -- The Bush administration is very concerned about China's military buildup, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Tuesday.
- Second Chinese Official Seeks Asylum In Australia VOA 08 Jun 2005 -- A second Chinese official is seeking political asylum in Australia. The former security agent has claimed he was a member of China's internal police force working to persecute dissidents. His bid for asylum follows a similar application by a senior Chinese diplomat in Sydney.
- China Lashes Out at G-4 Proposal to Include Japan in UN Security Council Expansion VOA 07 Jun 2005 -- China has stepped up its criticism of a proposal by Japan, India, Brazil and Germany to become permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
- Rumsfeld: U.S. Welcomes Chinese Influence in North Korea AFPS 05 Jun 2005 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld this weekend urged China to become more involved in persuading North Korea to return to six-nation talks -- among the United States, China, Russia, Japan and both Koreas -- and to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
- PENTAGON WARNS AGAINST CHINA'S MILITARY BUILDUP: JAPANESE DAILY CNA 06 Jun 2005 -- The United States is increasingly growing uneasy with China's military buildup, with the Pentagon positioning it as one of the worst threats together with international terrorism in an annual assessment, the Sankei Shimbun reported Monday.
- China Lays Out Nuclear Plans; Denies Helping Iran and N. Korea VOA 06 Jun 2005 -- China has laid out an ambitious plan to almost double the percentage of nuclear energy it produces by the year 2020. Officials at the same time deny any suggestion that they are supplying nuclear technology to Iran and North Korea.
- China's Strength 'Important New Reality' in Asia-Pacific Region AFPS 04 Jun 2005 -- China's emergence as a potentially stronger military power "is an important new reality of this era, one that the countries of the region would no doubt like to embrace," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
- Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld's Remarks to the International Institute for Strategic Studies 04 Jun 2005 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
- Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Questions China's Military Buildup VOA 04 Jun 2005 -- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has expressed concern over China's military build-up, saying it could threaten the security balance in Asia.
- U.S. CAUTIONS EUROPE AGAINST LIFTING ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA CNA 01 Jun 2005 -- U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns urged Europe last week not to affect the military balance between China and the United States, particularly concerning the Taiwan Strait, in a negative way by lifting its arms embargo on China.
- U.S. OFFICIAL URGES E.U. NOT TO TILT MILITARY BALANCE WITH CHINA CNA 01 Jun 2005 -- U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns has recently urged the European Union not to unduly affect in a negative way the military balance between the United States and China, particularly concerning the Taiwan Strait.
