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07-14-99
NO SIGNS OF BEIJING MILITARY MOVEMENT: MND
    Taipei,  July  14  (CNA)  There  have  been  no  signs to date of
large-scale military movements by Chinese communist troops, a ranking
official  from  the  Ministry  of  National  Defense  (MND)  said  on
Wednesday.
    Vice  Minister of National Defense Sun Tao-yu told reporters that
the ROC military remains on high alert to protect the security of the
Taiwan  Strait  and  is  closely  watching  the movements of mainland
Chinese troops.
    A  Hong  Kong-based newspaper reported on Tuesday that Beijing is
planning  to  launch a series of military drills larger then the ones
conducted  in the summer of 1996. It has also been rumored that eight
mainland  Chinese  jet  fighters  have flown over the mid-line of the
Taiwan Strait, encroaching on Taiwan's airspace.
    President   Lee   Teng-hui's  recent  "state-to-state  relations"
redefinition   of  Taiwan's  relationship  with  mainland  China  has
provoked  a  strong  response  from  Beijing,  Wang  Daohan, mainland
China's top negotiator with Taiwan, has claimed that the framework of
cross-strait dialogue and contacts no longer exists.
(By Flor Wang)
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