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May 2014 - Taiwan Special Weapons News

  • Taiwan holds computer war games to ward off simulated China aircraft carrier attack VoR 19 May 2014 -- Taiwan Monday launched computerized war games featuring its newly acquired AH-64 Apache helicopters helping counter a simulated attack by a Chinese aircraft carrier group, officials and media said, according to AFP. The five-day drill, part of the island's biggest annual military maneuvers to be held in September, is aimed at testing the island's defense capability against the fast expanding military might of the giant neighbor, defense ministry officials said, declining to go into details.
  • Xi's comments show mainland's good faith to Taiwan: spokesman People's Daily 14 May 2014 -- Recent comments made by Xi Jinping, the Communist Party of China (CPC) leader, have expressed the mainland's good faith and good will in communicating with Taiwan compatriots.
  • China wants to enhance dialogue with Taiwan society: Xi Jinping CNA 07 May 2014 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for extended dialogue and interaction between the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to enhance understanding and bring them closer psychologically.
  • Beijing will not waver in preventing Taiwan independence: Xi CNA 07 May 2014 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told a visiting Taiwanese politician Wednesday that Beijing has several bottom lines in its relations with Taiwan, including not wavering in its resolve to prevent Taiwan independence.
  • Cross-Strait economic integration equals win-win: Xi People's Daily 07 May 2014 -- Economic integration will bring about mutual benefit and win-win results for the Chinese mainland and Taiwan and should not be disturbed, said top leader Xi Jinping.
  • Marine corps will not be abolished: defense minister CNA 05 May 2014 -- Defense Minister Yen Ming said Monday that his ministry has no plans to abolish the Marine Corps, in response to concerns that the amphibious arm of the country's navy will be scrapped under a military downsizing plan.
  • Army denies problems with Apache helicopter radar CNA 05 May 2014 -- Taiwan's Army on Monday denied a report in the United Daily News that the 'fire control radar' on the AH-64E Apache attack helicopters purchased from the United States is unable to identify targets at sea.
  • Taiwan reports H5N2 bird flu outbreak to OIE: official CNA 02 May 2014 -- Taiwan will report the country's eighth case of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) after confirming the case on Friday, according to a Council of Agriculture (COA) official.
  • No human H5N2 bird flu infections reported: official CNA 02 May 2014 -- No evidence of any bird-to-human transmission of the highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus has surfaced, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said Friday as it confirmed an H5N2 case that was detected last month in a wholesale poultry market in Taipei.
  • Taiwan reports 1st poultry market H5N2 case CNA 02 May 2014 -- The Council of Agriculture (COA) confirmed Friday a case of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza that was detected last month in a wholesale poultry market in Taipei, the first to be recorded at this type of market in the country.
  • Japanese patrol chases off Taiwanese fishing boat near Diaoyutais CNA 01 May 2014 -- Japanese fishery patrol vessels fired paintballs at a Taiwanese fishing boat and chased it away from an area near the disputed Diaoyutai Islands, where it allegedly entered Japan's waters, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said Thursday.



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