Taiwan Trying to Shore Up Weapons Support
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Taiwan's military is desperately trying to whip up public support for a plan to spend billions on a huge U.S. weapons deal it says is essential to fending off a Chinese attack.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s surprise defeat in Saturday&#39;s legislative elections looks likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no breakthrough
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Taiwan Defense Minister Lee Jye said on  Thursday that China could have as many as 800 ballistic  missiles poised to strike the island in an intensive  bombardment by 2006, but said Taipei had no intention of  starting a war.
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Taiwan, over the strong protests of China, is seeking to buy more than $400 million worth of missiles and parts from the United States to bolster its air defenses.
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Taiwan is considering applying to join  the United Nations under the island's own name, a move that  China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by  a renegade province.
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Peacekeepers and police were struggling to stem violence in Haiti as government officials announced talks were underway to purchase weapons after a 13-year U.S. arms embargo.
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Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian's  surprise defeat in Saturday's legislative elections looks  likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no  breakthrough in the bitter political impasse is expected soon.
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To meet a pressing need for more ground troops, the US armed forces have begun eyeing some of the most dramatic cuts in high-tech weapons since
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Taiwan's Foreign Minister warned  lawmakers on Wednesday that ties with Washington would be hurt  if parliament failed to approve an $18 billion budget to buy  advanced U.S. weapons.
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Support from allies becomes crucial in solving crises both nuclear and conventional
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 15 -- After six years of hesitation, Taiwan's legislature voted Friday night to approve only a small portion of an $18 billion arms package suggested by the Bush administration as the best way to gird the self-ruled island against any attack by China.
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BusinessWeek Online - When it comes to the balance of power in East Asia, American strategic planners have had one particular nightmare: If the Chinese military could acquire sophisticated defense hardware and military systems from the European Union, Beijing could get a substantial assist in a possible confrontation with Taiwan. So last December, when European leaders announced they would seek to end a 15-year ban on weapons sales to China, Washington was quick to voice its displeasure. Pentagon officials talked darkly about restricting European access to sensitive U.S. ...
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said on  Tuesday China now had 1,328 ballistic missiles aimed at the  self-ruled island, up by more than a third from a previous  estimate, further threatening stability in the Taiwan Strait.
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TAIPEI - China is likely to have 800 ballistic missiles targeting Taiwan before the end of 2006, Taipei&#39;s defence minister said yesterday as he pressed the case for an US$18-billion ($30.
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A new special report by China on its defence forces shows the countryâs military modernisation is targeted at rival Taiwan, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry claimed today.
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NATO countries, under pressure from the U.S. and military leaders, may soon come through with additional troops and equipment needed to fight the escalating violence in Afghanistan.
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Mr Powell says that while the US recognises the one-China policy, it will offer to assist Taiwan if it is threatened. A US State Department spokesman says the issue came up during talks with China&#39;s visiting military chief, General Liang Guanglie.