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May 2000 - Taiwan Special Weapons News

  • MOFA OFFICIAL FORESEES NO CROSS-STRAIT CONFLICT BEFORE NEXT MAY May 30 (CNA) Mainland China is scheduled to hold a high-level meeting at the summer resort of Bedaihe on the outskirts of Beijing in August to chart its new policy toward Taiwan.
  • ROC TO TEST FIRE PATRIOT ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM May 26 (CNA) The Republic of China military will test fire its US-made Patriot anti-missile defense system in September 2001. Testing will be conducted at the military-run Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology's Chiupeng base in southern Taiwan.
  • TAIWAN-CHINA Voice of America 23 May 2000 -- Taiwan's new government has indicated that it wants to talk to China before - not after - accepting Beijing's "one China" principle.
  • TAIWAN NOT TO MENTION 'TWO-STATE' THEORY AGAIN: MAC HEAD May 23 (CNA) Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Tsai Ying-wen said on Tuesday that the newly-inaugurated administration of President Chen Shui-bian will not mention the "two states" theory again.
  • Excerpts: PNTR Opponents Want Taiwan Security Amendment to Bill 22 May 2000 -- Opponents to granting China permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status want to get in on the amendment process for the legislation that would grant PNTR to China. If China invades or blockades Taiwan it would lose PNTR.
  • FULL TEXT OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S INAUGURAL SPEEECH 20 May 2000 -- "As long as the CCP regime has no intention to use military force against Taiwan, I pledge that during my term in office, I will not declare independence, I will not change the national title, I will not push forth the inclusion of the so-called "state-to-state" description in the Constitution, and I will not promote a referendum to change the status quo in regards to the question of independence or unification. Furthermore, the abolition of the National Reunification Council or the National Reunification Guidelines will not be an issue."
  • CHEN SHUI-BIAN SWORN IN AS ROC'S 10TH PRESIDENT CNA Taiwan 20 May 2000 -- The Republic of China's political history entered a new stage on Saturday, with Chen Shui-bian, a former political dissident, taking office as the ROC's 10th president.
  • TAIWAN INAUGURATION Voice of America 20 May 2000 -- Taiwan's new president, Chen Shui-bian, says he will not declare independence nor do anything else that China might consider provocative as long as Beijing does not use force against the island.
  • TAIWAN-US Voice of America 19 May 2000 -- The United States, which is wary of getting too entangled in the murky world of cross-strait diplomacy, denies that it wants to become a mediator and insists it is up to China and Taiwan themselves to rebuild a dialogue.
  • TAIWAN-ONE CHINA Voice of America 18 May 2000 -- Chen's advisors say he will continue to make conciliatory statements toward Beijing, but will not acknowledge that Taiwan is part of China, as Beijing insists he must.
  • TAIWAN - CHINA Voice of America 18 May 2000 -- China wants Mr. Chen to use his inaugural address to show he will work toward Taiwan's reunification with the mainland on Beijing's terms.
  • TAIWAN - CHINA - U-S Voice of America 18 May 2000 -- China has emphatically denied a U-S newspaper report (Washington Post) that says Beijing has asked the United States to mediate in its relationship with Taiwan.
  • MND DENIES REPORT CONCERNING PLA MISSILE BRIGADE MOVEMENT CNA Taiwan 18 May 2000 -- The ET Today report said the PLA began military deployment against Taiwan in late 1998 and set up its first and only surface-to-surface guided missile brigade early last year.
  • WUCHIU FORCES HAVE NOT INCREASED COMBAT READINESS SAYS COMMANDER CNA Taiwan 17 May 2000 -- With an area of 1.22 square kilometers, Wuchiu currently has 75 civilian households with a population of 387, but only some 20 of the registered residents frequently live on the island.
  • MND DISMISSES `BLOCKADE' REPORT CNA Taiwan 17 May 2000 -- The Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday quoted US and Australian intelligence sources as saying that mainland China is planning to launch a blockade of Taiwan's key port of Kaohsiung, probably in September of this year, to force Taiwan to open reunification talks with Beijing.
  • TAIWAN BLOCKADE REPORTS Voice of America 17 May 2000 -- Taiwan's government is denying a newspaper report that Beijing is planning to blockade the island's largest port in order to force talks on reunification.
  • US NAVY COMMANDER SEES NO UNUSUAL SIGNS ACROSS TAIWAN STRAIT CNA Taiwan 16 May 2000 -- Although Beijing is improving the capability of the mainland Chinese navy, the difficult military task of crossing the 90-mile-wide Taiwan Strait to take Taiwan is simply beyond their reach now.
  • U-S MILITARY / TAIWAN Voice of America 16 May 2000 -- The commander of the United States Pacific Fleet says U-S naval activity will not be increased in advance of Saturday's inauguration of Taiwan's controversial new president.
  • CHINA / TAIWAN / U-S Voice of America 16 May 2000 -- China's stepped-up pressure on Taiwan comes as the United States is indicating that it has no desire to mediate between the two longtime rivals.
  • NO MILITARY DRILLS BEFORE MAY 20: HONG KONG DAILY CNA Taiwan 15 May 2000 -- If Chen firmly refuses to recognize the "one China" principle in his inaugural speech, Beijing is likely to start large-scale military maneuvers within a period of three days.
  • Text: Sen. Craig Thomas May 9 on Taiwan Security Enhancement Act 09 May 2000 -- The East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee chairman warned against the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, which passed the House of Representatives overwhelmingly earlier this year.
  • PRESIDENT-ELECT SAYS INAUGURATION SPEECH WON'T PROVOKE BEIJING CNA-Taiwan 03 May 2000 -- ROC President-elect Chen Shui-bian said on Wednesday that his inauguration speech on May 20 will satisfy the United States and will not provoke mainland China.
  • DEFENSE MINISTRY CORRECTS FALSE REPORTS ABOUT BEIJING WARPLANES CNA-Taiwan 03 May 2000 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Wednesday corrected false news reports on Wednesday that said mainland Chinese warplanes recently crossed the mid-point of the Taiwan Strait.
  • NO SIGN THAT PRC WILL STAGE LARGE-SCALE WAR GAMES CNA-Taiwan 02 May 2000 -- A spokesman for the Republic of China Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that there is no sign indicating that mainland China is going to stage a large-scale war game in the immediate future.
  • NEW LANDING VESSEL LEASED FROM US RETURNING CNA-Taiwan 01 May 2000 -- A new dock landing ship (LSD) leased from the United States by Taiwan is on its way to the island after completion of crew training. Chenghai-class ships were decommissioned last year, and the Chungcheng-class vessels will follow after the new landing ships are put into service.



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