Taipei expresses alarm over China's nearly 1,000 missiles aimed at Taiwan |
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Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:38
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TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - China has nearly 1,000 ballistic and cruise missiles aimed at Taiwan and is capable of hitting nearly every part of the island, the defense ministry in Taipei said.Taiwan's air force major-general Wang Cheng-hsiao told reporters China has built up an arsenal of 880 ballistic missiles and 100 cruise missiles facing Taiwan. China regards Taiwan as its territory.'As of now the Chinese communists have stockpiled 880 ballistic missiles and more than 100 cruise missiles, placing the whole of Taiwan under their range,' Wang said.'These missiles indeed pose a serious threat to Taiwan,' he said.Wang said that In 1996, China was found to have 190 ballistic missiles near Taiwan, and has increased the number by 50 pct a year.Taiwan's defense ministry also expressed alarm at China's deployment of newly developed Jian-10 fighters, or J-10s, as well as its reported shooting-down of a satellite.afp
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