May 2006 - China Special Weapons News |
- Former Soviet aircraft carrier sold in China for $16mln RIA Novosti 31 May 2006 -- A former Soviet aircraft carrier was auctioned off Wednesday in the Chinese town of Shenzhen for 128 million yuan ($16 mln).
- China Blasts US Report on Military Buildup VOA 25 May 2006 -- China has lashed out at the United States in response to a Pentagon report expressing continued concern over China's rapid military buildup and the rising Chinese threat to Taiwan
- CHINA'S MILITARY BUILDUP THREATENS CROSS-STRAIT STATUS QUO: REPORT CNA 24 May 2006 -- China's continuing military modernization is shifting the cross-Taiwan Strait balance in Beijing's favor and threatening the status quo across the strait, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- CHINA PURSUING VARIOUS COURSES OF ACTION AGAINST TAIWAN: REPORT CNA 24 May 2006 -- The Chinese military is planning various courses for action to prevent de jure independence for Taiwan, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- CHINA DETERRED FROM MILITARY ACTION AGAINST TAIWAN: REPORT CNA 24 May 2006 -- China is deterred from taking military action against Taiwan because it does not possess the military power to accomplish it with confidence, according to a U.S. Department of Defense report released Tuesday.
- China buys bulk of its weaponry from Russia - Pentagon report RIA Novosti 24 May 2006 -- The Pentagon has said in an annual report that China buys about 95% of its new weapons from Russia.
- US Concerned About China's Military Buildup VOA 23 May 2006 -- A new report by the U.S. Defense Department says China is continuing to increase its military capabilities in ways that have already altered the regional military balance and is causing concern about China's future intentions.
- China Modernizing Strategic Forces, DoD Report States AFPS 23 May 2006 -- The U.S. welcomes the rise of a peaceful and prosperous China, but is taking note as the Asian nation systematically modernizes its military capabilities, a Defense Department report on Chinese military power released today states.
- India to seek enhanced interaction with Chinese armed forces IRNA 22 May 2006 -- India will seek larger interaction with the Chinese armed forces by proposing scaling-up the level of joint exercises and training programs in a bid to enhance confidence building measures.
- DPRK and China Cooperate in Field of Inspection and Quarantine KCNA 18 May 2006 -- An agreement on cooperation in the field of inspection and quarantine between the DPRK State Bureau of Quality Control and the State General Administration of Quality Supervision's Inspection and Quarantine of China was inked in Beijing
- Pak Air Force chief to visit China to witness Sino-Pak fighter plane operation IRNA 08 May 2006 -- Pakistan Air Force (PAF) chief Air Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed will pay a five-day official visit to China from Monday (today), official sources said on Sunday.
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