Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2006 - Taiwan Special Weapons News
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- PROSECUTORS TO CONTINUE PROBING OTHER LAFAYETTE-RELATED CRIMES CNA 28 Sep 2006 -- Prosecution authorities said Thursday they will continue probing whether there are other crimes and accomplices involved in a wide-ranging scandal in connection with Taiwan's procurement of six Lafayette-class frigates from France in 1991.
- 2ND-PHASE LAFAYETTE SCANDAL PROBE ENDS; 8 SUSPECTS INDICTED CNA 28 Sep 2006 -- A special judicial panel investigating a wide-reaching scandal in connection with Taiwan's procurement of six Lafayette-class frigates from France in 1991 concluded its second phase of a probe Thursday, with eight key suspects indicted on charges of graft.
- China Warns Taiwan Not to Push Constitutional Reforms IRIN 27 Sep 2006 -- China is warning Taiwan not to reform the island's constitution
- PROBE INTO LAFAYETTE SCANDAL APPROACHING CODA: TOP PROSECUTOR CNA 14 Sep 2006 -- The investigation into a snowballing scandal in connection with the procurement of six Lafayette-class frigates from France in the early 1990s will be wrapped up soon, the nation's top prosecutor said Thursday.
- United States Aims To Preserve Peace, Stability in Taiwan Strait Washington File 13 Sep 2006 -- The United States has "an abiding interest" in the preservation of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, according to Clifford A. Hart Jr., director of the State Department's Office of Taiwan Coordination.
- China Hopes Taiwan Stays Stable as Protests Against Island's President Continue VOA 13 Sep 2006 -- China's Communist leadership says it hopes Taiwan can remain stable as protesters on the island call for the resignation of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.
- PASSAGE OF MILITARY PROCUREMENT PACKAGE URGENT: DPP LAWMAKERS CNA 12 Sep 2006 -- Legislators from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) stressed Tuesday the urgency of passing a military procurement package proposed by the Cabinet, saying the next legislative session should approve its funding as quickly as possible.
- Sit-In Continues at Taiwan President's Office VOA 12 Sep 2006 -- A round-the-clock sit-in is continuing at the presidential palace in Taipei, where protesters are demanding that Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian resign.
- PRESIDENT CALLS FOR JAPAN-TAIWAN 'MILITARY PARTNERSHIP' CNA 10 Sep 2006 -- President Chen Shui-bian expressed hope during an interview with a Japanese television channel Sunday that Japan and Taiwan can enter a military partnership to help bolster security in East Asia.
- Tens of Thousands Rally in Taipei to Demand President Chen Quit VOA 09 Sep 2006 -- Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in Taiwan's capital, Taipei, to demand the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian.
- TAIWAN ASKS SWITZERLAND TO RETURN US$520 M IN 'LAFAYETTE' SLUSH FUND CNA 07 Sep 2006 -- The Swiss Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed Thursday that Taiwan has filed a formal application for retrieval of US$520 million in frozen illegal commissions tied to its purchase of six Lafayette-class frigates from France in the early 1990s.
- NSB DENIES INTELLIGENCE LINKS WITH THINK TANK IRNA 06 Sep 2006 -- The National Security Bureau (NSB) has denied a Chinese court's accusation that it had asked a local think tank to gather intelligence about China.
- HSIUNGFENG MISSILE UPGRADING DESIGNED FOR MARITIME DEFENSE: MND CNA 05 Sep 2006 -- An ongoing Hsiungfeng-class missile upgrading project is aimed at beefing up the country's maritime defense capabilities in the face of China's mounting military threat, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Monday.
- AIR FORCE PILOT PROSECUTED FOR `LEAKING MILITARY SECRET' CNA 05 Sep 2006 -- An Air Force jet fighter pilot has been referred to the Military Prosecutor's Office on charges of "leaking military secrets," the Air Force General Headquarters announced Tuesday.
- BUSH ADVISED NOT TO SELL F-16S TO TAIWAN: U.S. REPORT CNA 02 Sep 2006 -- The White House National Security Council (NSC) has advised U.S. President George W. Bush to reject new sales of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan in order to avoid upsetting China, according to The Washington Times Friday.
- PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS MILITARY SHOULD REMAIN NEUTRAL CNA 01 Sep 2006 -- President Chen Shui-bian reiterated Friday that the military should remain neutral and should not affiliate itself with any specific ideology, political party or individual.
- MND DEFENDS INCREASE IN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE BUDGET CNA 01 Sep 2006 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Friday that an increase in the military intelligence budget for the coming year will mainly be used for counterintelligence operations which have nothing to do with politics.
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