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August 2000 - Taiwan Special Weapons News

  • MND IS WORTHWHILE IF IT REDUCES CHINESE THREAT: US EXPERT, CNA, 31 August 2000 -- An American expert on weapons systems is convinced that the ballistic missile defense systems now being developed by the United States may well be insufficient to deal with the sort of massive attack the Russians might mount, but if it at least neutralizes current mainland Chinese military expenditures, it may be well worth the price of development and deployment.
  • TAIWAN TO TRY OBTAINING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM: DEFENSE MINISTER, CNA, 31 August 2000 -- Republic of China Defense Minister Wu Shih-wen said Thursday that the military will continue to try to obtain an early warning system after recent war games revealed Taiwan's limited means to counter mainland Chinese missile attacks.
  • US SHOULD PROVIDE TMD TO ROC UNLESS M'LAND REDUCES MISSILES: US EXPERT, CNA, 29 August 2000 -- In the absence of any constructive moves by mainland China to decrease its missile threat, the United States should assist Taiwan to develop the component elements of a Theater Missile Defense that best suits the island's security needs, an American expert on Asia has emphasized.
  • EXCERPTS OF ROC PRESIDENT'S AUG. 28 PRESS CONFERENCE, CNA, 28 August 2000 -- Taiwanese President's remarks about cross-strait relations.
  • MAC URGES CROSS-STRAIT TALKS ON 'MINI DIRECT LINKS', CNA, 28 August 2000 -- The government is taking a positive stance on the implementation of the so-called "mini three direct links" -- direct trade, shipping and communications links between the Republic of China's offshore islands of Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu with mainland China -- and concrete plans are expected to be put on the drawing-board in the near future.
  • NATIONAL UNIFICATION NOT ONLY OPTION: DPP OFFICIAL, CNA, 27 August 2000 -- An official of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said national unification is not the only option for Taiwan and the concept should be adjusted to conform to mainstream values.
  • BEIJING URGED NOT TO IMPOSE POLITICAL BARRIER TO '3 LINKS', CNA, 26 August 2000 -- Mainland China should not impose any political barrier to the proposed opening of direct "three links" across the Taiwan Strait, a senior mainland affairs official said Saturday.
  • PFP UNVEILS GUIDELINES ON ITS MAINLAND CHINA POLICY, CNA, 24 August 2000 -- Refusing to take sides in the long-standing argument between Taiwan's pro-reunification and pro-independence forces, PFP leader James Soong took pains to position his party as "pragmatic" in terms of its approach toward the mainland.
  • PFP ISSUES 6-POINT STANCE ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES, CNA, 24 August 2000 -- Taiwan's opposition People First Party (PFP) issued a lengthy report Friday on its basic views and stances on relations across the Taiwan Strait.
  • 'ONE CHINA' POLICY GOOD FOR TAIWAN, CHINA: US EXPERT, CNA, 24 August 2000 -- It makes a great deal of sense for the United States to maintain its "one China" policy, because it reduces the possibility of war across the Taiwan Strait, compels PRC modernization and democratization, and buys time without endangering Taiwan, claimed an American defense expert Thursday.
  • ROC PLANE MAKERS CAPABLE OF UPGRADING 2ND-GENERATION PLANES: AIDC, CNA, 24 August 2000 -- Local aeronautical engineers and manufacturers are capable of upgrading the combat capability of Taiwan's second-generation jet fighters.
  • President Chen Calls For Planning New-Generation of Warplanes, CNA, 03 August 2000 -- President Chen Shui-bian on Thursday directed the Republic of China's Air Force to draw up a forward-looking blueprint for developing a new generation of warplanes to ensure supremacy in the sky over the Taiwan Strait.



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