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July 2005 - China Special Weapons News

  • China No Threat to United States in Africa, U.S. Official Says Washington File 29 Jul 2005 -- Despite perceived rivalries, the United States and China are cooperating at a number of levels to end conflict and advance development in resource-rich Africa, a top U.S. State Department official told Congress July 28.
  • WHO Says Too Early To Say China Pig Disease Under Control VOA 29 Jul 2005 -- The World Health Organization says it is too early for China to say if a a pig-borne disease that killed at least 30 people is under control
  • CHINA THREAT: PENTAGON REPORT REVEALS 'GROWING SUSPICION' OF BEIJING US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 27 Jul 2005
  • COORDINATION NEEDED TO CRACK DOWN ON CHINESE SPIES: OFFICIAL CNA 23 Jul 2005 -- Chinese criminals and spies entering Taiwan remain a problem that must be better addressed by coordinating all elements of law enforcement, a spokesman for the State Public Prosecutor General's Office under the Supreme Court said Friday.
  • CHINA TURNED DOWN TAIWAN REQUEST ON JOINT CRACKDOWN ON HACKERS CNA 23 Jul 2005 -- Despite Taiwan's keen hope that cross-Taiwan Strait cooperation will stop Internet crime, China has again rejected Taiwan's proposal recently in a working meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said Saturday.
  • Asia: Is China Becoming A Regional Military Threat? RFE/RL 22 Jul 2005 -- A new U.S. Defense Department study suggests that China's military buildup is making it a potential threat to regional security in East Asia.
  • U.S. Argues Against EU Lifting Arms Embargo Against China AFPS 21 Jul 2005 -- The European Union lifting its arms embargo against China would bring "serious and numerous" consequences, according to a Defense Department report released this week.
  • CHINA'S RISE NOT PEACEFUL: PRESIDENT CHEN CNA 21 Jul 2005 -- President Chen Shui-bian said Thursday that a U.S. government report on China's People's Liberation Army has shown that China's rise has not been peaceful, and that China is not an opportunity, but a threat.
  • CHINA A THREAT, NOT AN OPPORTUNITY: PRESIDENT CHEN CNA 21 Jul 2005 -- President Chen Shui-bian said Thursday that a U.S. government report on the military power of the People's Republic of China has shown that China's rise has not been peaceful, and that China is not an opportunity, but a threat.
  • U.S. LAWMAKERS DEMAND CHINA RELIEVE MAJOR GENERAL OF HIS DUTIES CNA 21 Jul 2005 -- The U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution Wednesday demanding that the Chinese government in Beijing relieve a major general of the People's Liberation Army of his duties who recently threatened the United States with a nuclear strike.
  • CHINA KEEPS REFUSING TO DEAL WITH GOVERNMENT ON TAIWAN: U.S. REPORT CNA 21 Jul 2005 -- In spite of its promise to expand contacts with the people of Taiwan, China is still refusing to talk directly with their democratically-elected government led by President Chen Shui-bian, a United States government report to Congress says.
  • NO REASON TO BELIEVE CHINA HAS ANY INTENT TO WAGE WAR: U.S. GENERAL CNA 21 Jul 2005 -- Claiming that the United States has a "complex but good" relationship with China, a U.S. general said Wednesday that "there's absolutely no reason for us to believe" that China has any intent to wage war.
  • China's Military Strength Growing, Defense Department Says Washington File 20 Jul 2005 -- China is rising rapidly as an Asian political and economic power and is modernizing its army to fight and win short-duration, high-intensity conflicts along its borders, according to a new Defense Department report.
  • China Investing in Information Warfare Technology, Doctrine AFPS 20 Jul 2005 -- China appears to be taking a page from U.S. doctrine and working to improve its information warfare capabilities, according to a comprehensive DoD report on Chinese military power released July 19.
  • Chinese Military Power Report Addresses U.S. Concerns AFPS 20 Jul 2005 -- The Defense Department's annual report on Chinese military power, released late July 19, is "deliberately non-alarmist," a senior official said. However, some findings are "worrisome," the official added.
  • Bush Administration Says Review of Chinese Unocal Bid Premature Washington File 19 Jul 2005 -- The United States has a process to investigate international efforts to purchase U.S. companies and can block those that threaten national security, but it is premature to hold a formal review of a Chinese company's bid for the California-based oil company Unocal, according to Bush administration officials.
  • CROSS-STRAIT MILITARY BALANCE SHIFTING TOWARD BEIJING: U.S. CNA 20 Jul 2005 -- Taiwan's defense spending has steadily declined in real terms over the past decade, even as China's air, naval and missile force modernization has increased the need for countermeasures that would enable Taiwan to avoid being quickly overwhelmed, according to a U.S. government report.
  • PLA FOCUSING ON PREVENTING TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE: U.S. REPORT CNA 20 Jul 2005 -- China's military build-up has regional implications and a short-term objective seems to be focusing on preventing Taiwan independence, according to a U.S. government report released Tuesday.
  • PENTAGON REPORT RAISES CONCERN OVER CHINA'S MILITARY BUILDUP CNA 20 Jul 2005 -- The latest report on China's military power published by the U.S. Department of Defense is aimed at reminding Asian countries of their obligation to pay attention to the development of China and to beef up their defense capabilities, a local analyst said Wednesday.
  • CHINA USING TWO-PRONGED STRATEGY AGAINST TAIWAN: PENTAGON REPORT CNA 20 Jul 2005 -- China has adopted a two-pronged approach of persuasion and coercion to prevent Taiwan independence and achieve eventual unification, the U.S. Defense Department said in its latest report on China's military power released Tuesday.
  • CHINA HAS 650-730 MISSILES TARGETING TAIWAN: PENTAGON REPORT CNA 20 Jul 2005 -- The U.S. Department of Defense published its latest report on China's military build-up Tuesday, saying that China has deployed some 650-730 mobile CSS-6 and CSS-7 short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) to garrisons opposite Taiwan and deployment of these systems is increasing at a rate of about 100 missiles per year.
  • US Reports China at 'Strategic Crossroads' as Military Capability Grows VOA 19 Jul 2005 -- A report issued Tuesday by the office U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says China is at a "strategic crossroads" as it works intensively to increase and modernize its military capabilities. The annual report on China's military, required by congress, was delayed for several weeks as officials from several U.S. government departments worked to consolidate their views in the document.
  • The Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2005 Office of the Secretary of Defense 19 Jul 2005 -- "The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is modernizing its forces, emphasizing preparations to fight and win short-duration, high-intensity conflicts along China's periphery. (...) We assess that China's ability to project conventional military power beyond its periphery remains limited. This report outlines what we know of China's national and military strategies, progress and trends in its military modernization, and their implications for regional security and stability." [PDF 1.31 MB]
  • CHINESE GENERAL'S NUKE THREAT "IRRESPONSIBLE": AUSTRALIAN PM CNA 19 Jul 2005 -- The statement made by a Chinese major general that China could use nuclear weapons against the United States was " irresponsible, " Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Monday in Washington, D.C.
  • CHINA'S RISE THREATENS ASIAN SECURITY: VICE PREMIER CNA 18 Jul 2005 -- Vice Premier Wu Rong-i said Monday that China's rise as an economic power threatens regional security and stability in Asia.
  • CHINA'S RISE BIGGEST THREAT TO REGIONAL SECURITY: TSU HEAD CNA 18 Jul 2005 -- The rise of China is the biggest threat to security in Asia and the Pacific, visiting pro-independence opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Chairman Su Chin-chiang said Sunday.
  • China Congratulates New Leader of Taiwan Opposition Party VOA 17 Jul 2005 -- China's president has congratulated the newly elected leader of Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party, which favors closer ties with Beijing, in contrast to the independence-leaning ruling party.
  • E.U. ARMS SALES BAN ISSUE SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BY NATO: CDU LEADER CNA 15 Jul 2005 -- The leader of the main German opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has suggested that the issue regarding a lifting of the European Union's arms ban on China should be discussed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
  • US Calls Chinese Nuclear Threat Irresponsible VOA 15 Jul 2005 -- The Bush administration Friday labeled as "highly irresponsible" a Chinese general's reported threat to use nuclear weapons if the United States became involved in a conflict over Taiwan. The State Department said it hoped the remark did not reflect official Chinese policy.
  • EU Official Presses China on Political Reforms VOA 15 Jul 2005 -- A top European Union official visiting China is calling on the Beijing government to introduce more political reforms and to hold a direct dialogue with Taiwan. The official also says the EU is not ready to lift its arms embargo against China because of human rights concerns, and will not give China market economy status until conditions are right.
  • American Public Hostile to Chinese Bid for Unocal VOA 14 Jul 2005 -- Concern over a bid by Chinese company CNOOC to purchase the U.S. oil company Unocal is taking hold among the American public as a new Wall Street Journal poll finds nearly three-quarters of the people surveyed oppose the CNOOC deal.
  • LIFTING ARMS EMBARGO NOT APPROPRIATE AT PRESENT: E.U. COMMITTEE CNA 15 Jul 2005 -- The European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs reiterated Wednesday that it is not appropriate for the European Union to lift its arms sales ban on China at the present time.
  • Chinese Bid for UNOCAL Sparks Sharp Debate in US Congress VOA 13 Jul 2005 -- There has been more debate in the U.S. Congress over the effort by China to acquire UNOCAL, the U.S.-based oil company. Many lawmakers are concerned about the economic, geopolitical and even military implications of such a deal.
  • U.S. ADJUSTING MILITARY DEPLOYMENT WITH CHINA IN MIND: SHRIVER CNA 13 Jul 2005 -- The United States sees China's rise as a potential challenge to U.S. interests in Asia, and has been adjusting U.S. military deployment in the Asia-Pacific region as a precaution against possible developments contrary to these interests, a former U.S. government official said in Taipei Wednesday.
  • PRC MILITARY STRENGTH FAR SURPASSES INTERNATIONAL ESTIMATES CNA 13 Jul 2005 -- Vice Minister of National Defence Tsai Ming-hsien said Wednesday China's military modernization has been progressing much faster than international experts' evaluations and its military might has been growing at an alarming pace.
  • Rice Thanks China for its Efforts to Restart Six-Party Talks Washignton File 10 Jul 2005 -- The United States greatly appreciates the work China has put into restarting the Six-Party Talks to remove the threat of nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
  • Rice Urges China to Talk to Taiwan VOA 10 Jul 2005 -- In Beijing as part of a four-nation Asia tour, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged China to talk to rival Taiwan and the Dalai Lama, while rejecting calls to pull U.S. troops out of Central Asia.
  • Secretary of State Rice in China to Discuss North Korean Nuclear Issue VOA 09 Jul 2005 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Beijing, saying she plans to ask Chinese leaders how to re-start the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs. The
  • Australia Grants Asylum To Chinese Diplomat RFE/RL 08 Jul 2005 -- Australia has granted asylum to a former Chinese diplomat who has defected.
  • Australia Grants Protection Visa to Chinese Diplomat VOA 08 Jul 2005 -- Australia has granted a permanent "protection visa" to a former Chinese diplomat who sought asylum with a claim that China has a vast network of spies in Australia.
  • China: An Increasingly Wary EU Still Eyes Upgraded Ties With Beijing RFE/RL 07 Jul 2005 -- In Strasbourg on 6 July, EU foreign policy officials discussed the bloc's relations with China. But talks did not address the issue of the arms embargo against the Asian giant. Once a key obstacle to better ties between Brussels and Beijing, the embargo in recent months appeared likely to be dissolved.
  • JAPAN CLOSELY WATCHING CHINESE NAVY: DEFENSE WHITE PAPER CNA 03 Jul 2005 -- As China's nuclear-powered submarines have increased their activities, Japan must watch the Chinese navy closely, according to the latest draft of Japan's defense white paper.
  • CHINA AGREES TO BARTER MILITARY VEHICLES FOR THAI LONGANS CNA 03 Jul 2005 -- China has agreed to a proposal from visiting Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to provide 96 Chinese-made military vehicles to the Thai army in exchange for longans grown in Thailand, Thai military officials disclosed over the weekend.
  • Russia: Chinese Leader Meets Putin For Talks On Energy, Trade, Security RFE/RL 01 Jul 2005 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Russia for a four-day visit, during which he hopes to secure greater access to Russia's oil and gas, and boost trade exchanges. During talks today at the Kremlin, Hu and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, also signed a joint declaration against what they perceive as the growing influence of the United States in Central Asia and its domination of global affairs.



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