China Seeks To Overwhelm Taiwan's ABM Defenses

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Plenty more in the armory.

by Martin Sieff
UPI Senior News Analyst
Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2005
China appears determined to develop and maintain the capability to overwhelm any anti-ballistic missile defense system that Taiwan can deploy.

Despite a $15.3-billion special budget to buy Patriot PAC-3 air defense systems, diesel submarines and PC-3 Orion surveillance planes, Taiwan has failed to keep pace with the growth in China's military capabilities, the 2005 annual Pentagon report on China's military capabilities said this week.

Beijing has a range of options short of a full-scale invasion of a Taiwan, including limited strikes to break the will of Taiwan's leadership or population, the report said.

China could unleash a campaign involving computer network attacks, sabotage by special forces and strikes on key military or political sites with short-range missiles or warplanes, it said.

"Although Beijing might view these as a complement to non-military coercion and as less than a full use of force, others may view such actions differently," the report warned. "Such a Chinese miscalculation could lead to a full-fledged conflict."

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Experts Troubled By China Arms Buildup

Washington (AFP) Jul 27, 2005
Experts told a congressional panel Wednesday that China's weapons buildup poses a major challenge to the United States and its Asian allies, despite administration assurances that Beijing is not considered a threat.

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