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September 2000 - Taiwan Special Weapons News

  • US Planned Arms Sale to Taiwan, PRC Foreign Ministry Spokesman, 30 September 2000 -- Q: It is reported that the US Department of Defense has notified the Congress recently of its plan to sell Taiwan weaponry worth 1.3 billion US dollars, including such sophisticated weapons as the supersonic medium-range air-to-air missiles. What is the comment of the Chinese side?
  • TAIWAN / US ARMS, Voice of America, 29 September 2000 -- The Chairman of Taiwan's Foreign Relations Committee, Paris Chang, is welcoming Thursday's move by the U-S Defense Department to approve the sale of medium range air-to-air missiles and other defensive weapons.
  • U.S. Announces Proposed Sale of Aim-120 AMRAAMs, Harpoons To Taiwan, CNA, 29 September 2000 -- The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday announced the proposed military sale of AIM-120C air intercept and RGM-84L Harpoon missiles, howitzers, and communications equipment worth a total of US$1.31 billion to the Republic of China.
  • Taiwan Leader Making "Dangerous Option": Magazine, People's Daily, 19 September 2000 -- The latest issue of the Beijing-based magazine Cross-Straits Relations carried an article accusing the Taiwan leader of making a "dangerous option" with his recent separatist remarks.
  • Nine Chinook Helicopters To Be Delivered To Taiwan Next Year, CNA, 18 September 2000 -- An official with the Republic of China Defense Ministry said Monday that nine American-made Chinook CH-47SD helicopters on order by the ROC Army will be delivered next year.
  • President Vows To Continue Efforts To Join UN, CNA, 09 September 2000 -- President Chen Shui-bian stressed Saturday that the Republic of China will continue to strive to join the United Nations despite the latest setback.
  • ROC's Eighth Bid To Rejoin UN Fails, CNA, 08 September 2000 -- The Republic of China on Friday urged Beijing and the international community not to forget that the 21st century is a century of reconciliation when harmony should overpower conflict and cooperation take the place of confrontation.
  • Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Sun Yuxi on Taiwan's UN Bid Failure, People's Republic of China Foreign Ministry, 08 September 2000 -- Facts have proven once again that no matter what new ploys the Taiwan authorities come up with, its splittist attempts of creating "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan" are futile and unpopular, and therefore doomed to failure.
  • CHINA-WTO-TAIWAN, Voice of America, 07 September 2000 -- China is refusing to back off from its proposal that the World Trade Organization grant membership to Taiwan only if it is recognized as a part of China.
  • Taiwan Can Only Join WTO as China's Separate Customs Territory, People's Daily, 07 September 2000 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi told a press conference that the Chinese government has held a consistent and clear-cut stance on Taiwan's entry into the WTO, adding that "We oppose Taiwan authorities' attempts to create 'two Chinas' or 'one China, one Taiwan' in multilateral and bilateral areas by taking advantage of WTO."
  • Mainland Adheres to One-China Principle: Official, People's Daily, 06 September 2000 -- The mainland maintains that there is only one China in the world and both the mainland and Taiwan belong to the same China. And China's sovereignty and territorial integrity are inalienable.
  • DPP DOES NOT RULE OUT `UNIFICATION' AS OPTION FOR TAIWAN'S FUTURE, CNA, 06 September 2000 -- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has resolved its pro-independence platform issue and its current goal is to maintain Taiwan's status quo.
  • ROC OFFICIALS RESPOND TO MAINLAND PRESIDENT'S REMARKS, CNA, 06 September 2000 -- The Republic of China looks forward to seeing the top leaders on both sides of the Taiwan Strait exchange visits and sit down to talk.
  • CREW OF PENGHU FISHING BOAT SAID ARRESTED FOR 'SPYING', CNA, 06 September 2000 -- A Penghu-based fishing boat, which has been missing since May 21, is reportedly being held in custody by mainland Chinese coastal authorities.
  • CHINA WILL INCREASE MISSILES WITH OR WITHOUT US NMD: EXPERT, CNA, 06 September 2000 -- Developments in recent years demonstrate that China will increase its strategic and theater range missile forces with or without US NMD deployment.
  • CROSS-STRAIT TIES IN `COLD STORAGE' STAGE: MAC, CNA, 05 September 2000 -- Mainland China has two reasons for putting cross-strait ties in `cold storage' - mainland China needs a peaceful, stable environment to develop its economy and would not like to see cross-strait ties become a hot topic in the current US presidential campaign.
  • TAIWAN GETTING MORE SUPPORT IN UN BID, CNA, 03 September 2000 -- Fourteen of the ROC's diplomatic allies have jointly submitted a proposal asking the world body to reconsider Taiwan's representation.
  • CLARIFICATION FOR INCLUSION OF ROC ON US SECURITY LIST DEMANDED, CNA, 01 September 2000 -- A US representative has written to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Louis J. Freeh requesting clarification on why Taiwan was placed on a national security list last year by the FBI.
  • US WILL NOT DEPLOY NMD IN ASIA: PRESIDENT, CNA, 01 September 2000 -- US President Bill Clinton emphasized Friday that America must consider the impact on Asian security of a decision to deploy a National Missile Defense (NMD) system in Asia.
  • CLINTON'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON NMD CAUSES POLARIZED REACTIONS, CNA, 01 September 2000 -- US President Bill Clinton's Friday announcement that he will let the next US president decide whether to deploy the National Missile Defense (NMD) system has set off polarized reactions among congressmen.



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