~ 2000 ; 2001 ; 2002
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China Aims to Touch the
Moon: Top National Defense Official
(AFP, Oct. 6, 2003) China's space ambitions
will not stop at just sending a person into space; the country plans to send
astronauts to the moon, a top national defense official said.
China is No. 1 Weapons
Importer
(Reuters, Sep. 27, 2003) China
ordered US$3.6 billion worth of conventional arms last year. China
has become the "centerpiece" of Russia's
arms exports, buying at least 72 Su-27 fighters since 1996 along with two
Sovremenny-class destroyers, associated missiles and four Kilo-class attack
submarines.
China to Launch First Manned
Spacecraft
(AP, Sep. 26, 2003) China's
first manned spacecraft could be launched "as early as next month"
from a site in the remote northwest and will probably contain one crew
member.
China Develops Its First
Solid-Fuel Satellite Rocket
(AFP, Sep. 25, 2003) China has successfully test-fired its first four-stage
solid-fuel rocket capable of putting small satellites into space on short
notice, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
FM Spokesman: China's
Military Policy Defensive
(Xinhuanet, Sep. 11, 2003) China's national
defense policies and military deployments are aimed at safeguarding national
security and territorial integrity, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan
said.
China to Export Fighter Jet
Rivalling US' F-16
(Straits Times, Sep. 5, 2003) China plans to export a fighter jet, jointly developed with Pakistan, which it says has a combat capability that rivals the US F-16,
state media said.
China to Cut Troops by
200,000 Before 2005
(People’s Daily, Sep. 1, 2003) China plans to cut
the People's Liberation Army by a further 200,000 before 2005, said Jiang
Zemin, Chairman of the Communist Party's Central Military Commission.
China Plans Airborne Unit
Near Taiwan Strait
(AFP,
Aug. 26, 2003) China
is planning to set up a combat airborne division closer to Taiwan
in response to the growing independence movement on the island, a report
said.
China Puts Air Force and
Navy Generals in Key Posts
(Straits Times, Aug. 14, 2003) China has stepped up preparations for any battle over the Taiwan Strait by moving
several generals with experience in air and coastal operations to key
positions.
China's Latest Satellite
Reaches for the Stars
(People’s Daily, June 4, 2003) Work on a new
satellite called Dongfanghong-IV is progressing smoothly. All the key
technical issues for the satellite have been resolved and design and
production work has started.
China to Shrink Military by
42,000, Officials Reveal
(AP, June 21, 2003) China's military
will move 42,000 soldiers to civilian jobs this year as part of efforts to
shrink the world's largest military, the main Communist Party newspaper said.
China Replaces Top Navy
Officers Over Sub Disaster
(WP, June
13, 2003) The government has replaced the
navy's two top officers in a move apparently connected to a deadly submarine
disaster in late April.
Beijing Plans to Reorganize
Its Armed Forces
(WP, June
11, 2003) China
has decided to eliminate 500,000 members of the People's Liberation Army in
an effort to turn the world's largest standing military into a streamlined,
modern organization.
Australian Army Chief Leaves
for China Visit
(AFP, May
27, 2003) Lieutenant General Peter Leahy
left at the weekend and was scheduled to hold talks beginning Wednesday with
senior Chinese officials on regional and bilateral security issues.
China Launches Third
Navigation Satellite
(AP, May 26,
2003) China
launched a third navigation satellite Sunday in a step that could aid in the
development of advanced military technologies, such as cruise missile
systems.
China Said to Take 2 Weeks
to Disclose Sub Disaster
(NYT, May 5,
2003) The catastrophe may have resulted
from a malfunction in the craft's diesel engines that sucked the oxygen from
the interior during a descent.
Politics Behind China's Sub
Accident Report
(Reuters, May
4, 2003) 'By announcing the accident,
Jiang is trying to absolve himself,' the source said. Whoever should be held
responsible will be held responsible.
Chinese Submarine Accident
Kills 70
(WP, May 3,
2003) An accident aboard an overcrowded
Chinese submarine operating off the country's northeast coast has killed 70
officers and crew members.
China Puts Forward
Disarmament Scheme to UN
(China Daily, Apr. 1, 2003) China
put forth a 10-point proposal to the 2003 Session of the United Nations
Disarmament Commission to promote sound development for disarmament and arms
control.
Jiang Calls for Military
Reform of Chinese Army
(People’s Daily, Mar. 11, 2003) Jiang Zemin
called on the People's Liberation Army to step up its military reform, and to
set the target of fully equipping itself with IT by the middle of the
century.
MND Warns of PLA Coastal
Buildup
(CNA, Mar.
10, 2003) China's
People's Liberation Army has conspicuously intensified its combat
preparedness in coastal regions over the past year, according to a report to
be delivered by Defense Minister Tang Yiau-ming.
Budget Surprise for China's
Army
(CNN.com, Mar.7, 2003) China has announced its lowest military spending hike
in 13 years, recommending a budget increase of 9.6 percent for the People's
Liberation Army.
Budget Boost for China's
Military
(AP, Mar. 4,
2003) For 13 consecutive years, Beijing has
lavished double-digit increases on the 2.5-million strong People's Liberation
Army. Reported defense spending grew 17.6 percent to US$20 billion last year,
and a similar increase seems likely this year.
China Gets Jets
(Washington Times, Feb. 14, 2003) Russia
delivered the latest batch of advanced SU-30MKK fighter bombers to China
within the past month and additional jets are on the way.
China Successfully Tests
Multi-Warhead Missiles
(Yomiuri Shimbun, Feb. 8, 2003) China
successfully test-launched a medium-range missile with multiple warheads in
December 2002, indicating a rapid modernization of China's
nuclear missile capability.
China Stages Major Military
Maneuvers
(News International, Jan. 17, 2003) China's
armed forces have conducted a series of large-scale military maneuvers
against the backdrop of increased tension on the Korean peninsula.
Jing Appointed New Commander
of the PLA Second Artillery
(China Times, Jan. 17, 2003) At a recent
meeting of the Central Military Commission, Lieutenant General Jing Zhiyuan,
Chief of Staff, PLA Second Artillery Corps (2D), was appointed the new
Commander, 2D.
PLA General Seeks Regional
Co-operation over Conflict
(South China Morning Post, Jan. 16, 2003) China
should actively promote regional security and economic co- operation over
confrontation, according to a leading mainland military commander.
Chinese Military Ready for
"Necessary" Casualties over Taiwan
(AFP, Dec. 3, 2003) Senior Chinese military
officers warned Taiwan it was staring into the abyss of war and the mainland was ready
for "necessary" casualties if the island pursued its independence
drive.
China's Navy Floats a
Warning to Taiwan By Iris
Tsang
(Asia Times, Nov. 25, 2003) A Chinese
submarine intentionally surfaced in the vicinity of Japanese waters recently
after a stealthy drill, sending a warning to the United States, Japan and even Taiwan.
China Readying for Taiwan
Showdown By Ching
Cheong
(Straits Times, Nov. 21, 2003) It's moving
towards battle-readiness over Taipei's independence plans, and is prepared to take on US if it
intervenes.
Defense Diplomacy, Chinese
Style By Stephen
Blank
(Asia Times, Nov. 10, 2003)
Beijing, as it reacts to the world around it, has seen the value of
stepped-up military relationships with its neighbors in ways that go far
beyond China's traditional military and foreign policies.
China in Space: Military
Implications By Arun
Sahgal
(Asia Times, Nov. 5, 2003)
Chinese leaders have always believed prowess in science and technology to be
an essential ingredient of its national strength.
China's Wen Calls for
"New Security Concept" for Asia at Boao Forum (AFP, Nov. 2, 2003) Chinese Premier
Wen Jiabao and other Asian leaders have called for stronger efforts to
promote regional economic growth, although they offered differing views over
the region's security priorities.
The Crucible of Tragedy:
SARS, the Ming 361 Accident, and Chinese Party-Army Relations By James Mulvenon (China Leadership
Monitor, Fall 2003) Hu Jintao, despite the potential opening offered by the
governance crisis over SARS, appears unwilling or unable to directly
challenge Jiang Zemin's leadership at this point in time.
China's Disappointing Armed
Forces Reforms By Willy Lam
(CNN, Aug.
12, 2003) Major restructuring that is
taking place in the People's Liberation Army says much about the future of
the world's largest fighting forces -- and the prospects of reform under the
new Hu Jintao leadership.
Pentagon Fires Off New China
Report By David Isenberg
(Asia Times, Aug. 5, 2003) The report said Chinese strategists may be modifying the
conditions they believe would justify Chinese use of theater nuclear weapons
against US forces in East Asia, possibly in the context of a war over Taiwan.
Annual Report on the
Military Power of the People’s Liberation Army of China (Department of Defense, USA, July 2003) While China interacts
with the United States in order to benefit from U.S. trade and technology,
Beijing apparently believes that the United States poses a significant
long-term challenge," especially with regards to Taiwan.
China Accelerates Navy
Building By Richard D. Fisher, Jr.
(China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, July 29, 2003)
A naval arms race is now underway across the Taiwan Strait that has wider
implications for the United
States and its
Asian allies.
Is China a Crouching Tiger
or Paper Dragon? By Yu
Maochun
(Straits Times, July 19, 2003) When a senior defence expert testified
recently before a United States congressional commission on China's military
capability, he detailed the extraordinarily robust weapons programme the
People's Liberation Arm has been pursuing.
China Embraces Long-Range
Missiles By Brian Hsu
(Taipei Times, July 8, 2003) Beijing hopes
long-range missiles will further its intimidation tactics as they are more
destructive and less susceptible to anti-missile systems.
The Rise of China as a
Security Linchpin By Shiping
Tang
(Asia Times, June 21, 2003) China's
rise has generated a lot of attention, but the predication that China's
rise will cause havoc in regional security has been an exaggeration of fear.
China to Chop Half Million
Military Jobs – Analysts
(Reuters, June 16, 2003) China aims to cut up to half a million people from
the armed forces over the next two years as it reinvigorates a decade-old
plan to make its bloated military more efficient.
PLA Seeks A New Leap Forward By Willy Lam
(China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, June 3, 2003)
President Hu Jintao issued a remarkably tough message on defense and
armaments at a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo meeting in late May.
China's New Missile
Destroyer: the 'Magic Shield of China'
(People’s Daily, May 29, 2003) The launch of China's
first destroyer equipped with home-made ship-based missile operational system
was dubbed the "magic shield of China"
by Western military strategists.
China Seeks Russian Military
Edge By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, May 27, 2003) Closer defense ties with Moscow coincides with a
thorough-going restructuring of the PLA, which is being masterminded by
ex-president and CMC Chairman Jiang.
CFR Report on Chinese Military Power
(Council on Foreign Relations, May 22, 2003) China
is pursuing a deliberate course of military modernization, but is at least
two decades behind the United States in terms of military technology and capability. China's
current force structure provides effective defense against any effort to
invade and seize Chinese territory.
China Seen Decades Behind
U.S. in Military Might By Carol
Giacomo
(Reuters, May
22, 2003) China
is at least two decades behind the United States in modernizing its military and is unlikely to seriously
challenge America globally or in Asia for an even longer period.
Beijing's Naval Threat By Richard Fisher
(Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2003) As Taiwan
tarries, the PLA Navy is outfitting two destroyers launched last year with
very effective Russian SA-N-12 SAMs and Russian long-range radar.
China Learns Cover-Up
Lessons By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, May
6, 2003) The deadly submarine accident
off the Bohai Sea may have an impact on the People's Liberation Army (PLA) that is
comparable to that of the pneumonia epidemic on civilian authorities.
China Sub Deaths 'Must Rouse
Navy'
(BBC, May 5, 2003) Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged the faster
modernisation of the navy after 70 sailors died in a mysterious submarine
accident.
Wanted: PhD Holders to Join
the Army By David
Hsieh
(Straits Times, Apr. 21, 2003) In a bid to transform itself into a modern army
able to fight high-tech wars, the PLA wants better-educated recruits
Beijing Studies the U.S. War
in Iraq By Willy Lam
(China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, Apr. 8, 2003) Chinese strategic and
military experts are scrutinizing the U.S. war in Iraq, and for several
reasons.
China Army Looks to
Technology By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, Mar. 10, 2003) China's People's Liberation Army will boost its
capability to fight hi-tech warfare, especially its ability to handle
"emergencies."
PLA to Outclass ROC Military
by 2010: Scholar By Chris
Cockel
(China Post, Feb. 27, 2003) Taiwan's military still maintains a slender
qualitative edge over mainland China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) but the
balance is rapidly shifting and by 2010 the PLA will have gained the upper
hand, David Shambaugh said.
China Ramps Up Missile
Capability
(CNN.com, Feb. 11, 2003) China's People's Liberation Army is developing
missiles that may soon be capable of penetrating America's proposed national
missile defense system as well as threatening U.S. aircraft carrier battle
groups.
China Military Official
Outlines Anti-Terror Policy
(Xinhuanet, Feb. 9, 2003) Xiong Guangkai, deputy chief of the General Staff
of the People's Liberation Army of China, outlined China's basic anti-terror
policies based on the new security concept.
Missile Technology Sent to
China By Scott L. Wheeler
(Insight Magazine, Feb. 5, 2003) An important U.S. high-tech manufacturer is
shutting down its American operations, laying off hundreds of workers and
moving sophisticated equipment now being used to make critical parts for
smart bombs to the People's Republic of China.
More Russian Weapons Go to
China By Sergei Blagov
(Asia Times, Jan. 30, 2003) Over the past decade, Russia has steadily
increased its arms sales to China. The Chinese air force received its first Russian-made
Su-27 in 1992. In 2003, China is expected to receive 19 Su-30MKKs.
Is Chinese Military Modernization a Threat to the
United States? By Ivan
Eland
(CATO Institute, Jan. 2003) Even without U.S. assistance, Taiwan's modern
military could probably dissuade China from attacking. Taiwan does not have
to be able to win a conflict; it needs only to make the costs of any attack
unacceptable to China. The informal U.S. security guarantee is unneeded.
Beijing Aims To Be Big Shot
in Arms Exports
(Straits Times, Jan. 24, 2003) China has set its sights on making its defence
industry a top player in the global arms market by 2020. It hopes to shift
its focus from conventional and small-arms production to a research and
development centre for high-tech weaponry.
China's "Tsushima"
Anticarrier Strategy By Thomas
Woodrow
(China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, Jan. 14, 2003) China's navy is developing
a Taiwan-scenario strategy to defeat U.S. naval forces by luring them into
predetermined target areas and ambushing them with an array of anticarrier
attack forces.
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