China&#39;s Party Chief Tells Army to Be Ready for War
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Chinese Communist Party chief and President Hu Jintao has urged the People&#39;s Liberation Army (PLA) to prepare for a military struggle, but stopped short of singling out rival Taiwan as the target.
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BEIJING Sept. 20, 2004 - President Hu Jintao&#39;s new status as commander of China&#39;s military should strengthen efforts to fight corruption and control a surging economy, forcing resistant lower-level officials
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TEHRAN, Dec 22: The Iranian military has been ordered to stand ready to defend the country&#39;s nuclear sites in case of attack, army chief General Mohammad Salimi said on Wednesday.
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The Pentagon is warning China in blunt language that despite Beijing's massive military buildup, it lacks the power for a successful attack against rival Taiwan.
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China's military staged its first drill on Friday to test its readiness to respond to potential terrorist attacks during next year's Olympic Games, state media reported.
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China&#39;s military will crush any major moves towards independence by Taiwan no matter what the cost, said a government policy paper that accused Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian of escalating tension.
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China accused Taiwan Premier Yu  Shyi-kun on Wednesday of clamoring for war with threats to fire  missiles at Shanghai if the People's Liberation Army (PLA)  attacks the self-ruled island.
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Taiwan&#39;s leader used his National Day speech Sunday to urge China to begin peace talks so the two rivals can avoid war. Chinese and Taiwanese leaders haven&#39;t met since the Communists
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Beijing, Sept. 21 (VNA) - Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has explained to the country&#39;s military leaders that it was natural and wise for him to name President Hu Jintao to the post of Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).
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China and the United States plan to set up a defense hotline, one of Beijing's top generals said on Saturday, a move aimed at improving military relations as Washington grows increasingly wary of China's military buildup.
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BEIJING China says it&#39;s modernizing its military because of &quot;new changes&quot; in the global balance of power. In a 100-page white paper, China says a key goal is to emphasize military technology, rather than manpower.
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China and Russia will hold their first joint military exercise next year, the Chinese government said Monday, as President Hu Jintao called for an expansion of the rapidly growing alliance between the former Cold War rivals.
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China has accused Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun of clamouring for war with threats to fire missiles at Shanghai if the People&#39;s Liberation Army (PLA) attacks the self-ruled island.
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Chinese soldiers will be given more extensive training ahead of this year's Beijing Olympics to deal with potential terrorist attacks, including nuclear and biochemical threats, state media said on Monday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il indicated on Tuesday that he was ready to begin dismantling his country&#39;s nuclear weapons, China&#39;s official news agency reported.
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Local Chinese leaders will have a better chance of winning job promotions if they can limit social unrest in rural areas, state media on Sunday quoted a ruling Communist Party official as saying.
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The head of U.S. Pacific Command pushed China on Tuesday to be more transparent about its defense build-up and suggested its growing military might was aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own.