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Jiang to Resign as State
Military Commission Chief
(AFP, Dec. 30, 2004)
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin has asked to resign from his
chairmanship of the state Central Military Commission.
China Uses Defense Report to
Renew Warnings to Taiwan
(NYT, Dec. 28, 2004) The
Chinese government said in an annual defense policy report that relations
with Taiwan
were "grim" and vowed that it would accelerate military
modernization.
Hu Tightens Grip on Military
with Reshuffle
(AFP, Dec. 23, 2004) The
Chinese People's Liberation Army is undergoing its biggest reshuffle since
President Hu Jintao became the military chief in September.
China Tests Ballistic
Missile Submarine
(Washington Times, Dec. 3, 2004) China's military has launched the first of a
new class of ballistic missile submarines in what defense officials view as a
major step forward in Beijing's strategic weapons program.
Beijing 'Has E-blockade
Strategy'
(AP, Nov. 17, 2004) China is developing the means to electronically blockade
Taiwan with attacks to the island's vital utilities, the Internet and other
communications networks, according to an US official.
China Now Test-Flying
Homemade AWACS
(WP, Nov. 13, 2004) The Chinese military, undeterred by a U.S. veto that
blocked the purchase of Israeli planes, has developed its own radar
surveillance aircraft and is test-flying the first models for early
deployment in the Taiwan Strait.
Hu Jintao Vows to Modernize
Army in All-Around Way
(People’s Daily, Sep. 30, 2004) Hu Jintao, chairman of the Central
Military Commission (CMC), has pledged to revolutionize, modernize and
standardize the Chinese army.
China Deploys Troops to
Three Gorges Dam
(AFP, Sep. 15, 2004) Move
to protect dam from any terrorist attack comes after Beijing
denounced a US Pentagon suggestion that Taiwan
could target it in defense.
China Revamps Top Military
Command
(Straits Times, Aug. 10, 2004)
Beijing appoints two
anti-aircraft carrier warfare experts to head the PLA in move to prepare for
war over Taiwan Strait.
PRC Begins Week-Long War
Games
(Reuters, July 17, 2004) China
has kicked off war games simulating an invasion of Taiwan
and military chief Jiang Zemin has vowed to recover by 2020 the democratic
island Beijing claims as its own.
Chinese Produce New Type of
Sub
(Washington Times, July 16, 2004)
China's naval
buildup has produced a new type of attack submarine that U.S.
intelligence did not know was under construction, according to U.S.
defense and intelligence officials.
US Wants Peaceful
China-Taiwan Resolution
(AFP, July 16, 2004) The
United States wants a peaceful resolution to tensions between China
and Taiwan,
the White House said, after a report that Beijing
had given Taipei 20 years to fold
or face military action.
PRC Says Ready to Attack
Taiwan Within 20 Years
(AFP, July 16, 2004) Taiwan
must re-enter the Chinese fold or face military action in the next 20 years,
a report in a Beijing-backed Hong Kong newspaper
warned.
PLA to Hold Drills at
Dongshan
(China Daily, July 13, 2004)
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) will carry out joint sea, land and air
military exercises later this month at Dongshan
Island in East China's
Fujian Province.
Report: China's Military
Plans Exercises
(AP, July 5, 2004) China
intends to hold military exercises this month across the strait from Taiwan.
The annual summer exercises will be held this year on Dongshan
Island off the Chinese coast and
will include air, sea and land forces.
China Readies for War over
Taiwan Strait?
(Straits Times, June 23, 2004)
Beijing is considering appointing
military officers to top posts in Fujian
province, which is the nearest to Taiwan.
China Promotes 15 Generals,
Jiang Seen Staying On
(Reuters, June 20, 2004) China promoted 15 military and paramilitary generals
Sunday, including the top bodyguard of military chief Jiang Zemin, in a move
seen by some analysts as an indication the former Communist party chief would
not step down.
China General Threatens War
if Taiwan Targets Dam
(Reuters, June 16, 2004) A Chinese general denounced an idea that Taiwan's
military could threaten China's Three Gorges dam and said that any strike on
the world's biggest hydropower project would lead to war.
US Again Warns China over
Military Buildup Against Taiwan
(AFP, June 2, 2004)
"Military coercion was counterproductive," State Department
spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters. "We do see the military
buildup and missile deployments as destabilizing."
Chinese Army Preparing
Large-Scale Military Exercises Aimed at Taiwan (AFP, June 1, 2004)
China is gearing-up for large-scale military wargames aimed at "taking
control of the Taiwan Strait", with 18,000 troops and the amphibious
landing of a tank brigade.
China Defends Military
Build-up, Blames US for Worsening Taiwan Ties (AFP, May 31, 2004)
China defended its aggressive military buildup to prevent Taiwan seeking
independence and blamed Washington for the deteriorating state of cross
Strait ties.
China Expands Military
Buildup – Pentagon
(Reuters, May 29, 2004) China expanded its aggressive military buildup last
year with more sophisticated missiles, satellite-disrupting lasers and underground
facilities, all aimed at winning a possible conflict with Taiwan.
China Plans
to Expand Top Military Body
(Straits Times, May 27, 2004) Proposed addition of three
generals from air, naval and missile forces looks like a bid to improve PLA's
decision-making.
Two Chinese Officers
to Die for Spying for Taiwan
(AFP, May
14, 2004) Two senior Chinese military officers have been sentenced to
death on charges of spying for rival Taiwan.
China Navy in HK Show of
Force
(AP, May 1, 2004) China's
navy has sailed eight warships into Hong Kong in its
biggest show of military force since the former colony's 1997 handover from Britain.
China Military
to Expand Decision-Making Body-Paper
(Reuters, Apr. 30, 2004) China
will expand the membership of the military's top decision-making body to
"suit the needs of modern warfare" if Taiwan
declares independence, a pro-Beijing newspaper in Hong Kong
said.
Beijing Doubling Defense
Spending: Pentagon
(AFP, Apr.
24, 2004) China
is said to be more than doubling its budgeted defense spending this year as
part of an aggressive strategy that includes trying to deter Taiwan
from independence moves.
China Warships Sail for HK
in Beijing's Show of Might
(AP, Apr. 24, 2004) China said it is bringing
eight warships to Hong Kong for a port call that will be the biggest show of
the mainland's military might here since the 1997 handover.
Arms Embargo Won't End Yet,
EU Tells China
(Reuters, Apr.
20, 2004) Under pressure from the United
States to maintain an arms trade embargo on China,
the European Union has told Beijing
not to expect it to end before the middle of this year.
China Launches 'Micro'
Satellite
(AP, Apr.
19, 2004) China
has launched two new research satellites into space, including a 25-kilogram
(55-pound) "micro satellite."
Top PLA Officers Accused of
Spying for Taiwan
(Straits Times, Apr. 16, 2004) Several
high-ranking People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers have been arrested on
suspicion of spying for Taiwan, it was reported.
China Poised to Join Nuclear
Supplier Group
(Financial Times, Apr. 12, 2004) China is poised
to join the multilateral group controlling the export of nuclear materials
and technology next month, the government has said.
Chinese Leaders Urge Armed
Forces to Push Modernization
(People’s Daily, Mar. 12, 2004) Jiang Zemin called
on the country's armed forces to get fully aware of the changing situation,
accelerate the pace of modernization, perform their sacred mission of
safeguarding state security and national unification.
China Boosts Military
Spending in Budget
(AP, Mar. 6, 2004) The communist government's
proposed increase of 11.6 percent -- or $2.6 billion -- in military
expenditures for the People's Liberation Army came days before an
unprecedented referendum in Taiwan.
EU May End China Arms Sales
Ban
(AP, Jan. 24, 2004) The European Union may end its
ban on arms sales to China this spring, diplomatic sources say -- a move that
could allow China's big-spending military to buy cutting-edge weapons.
Unrestricted Warfare By Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui
(PLA Literature and Arts Publishing House, 1999) Selections taken from
“Unrestricted Warfare,” a book which proposes tactics for developing
countries, in particular China, to compensate for their military inferiority
vis-à-vis the United States during a high-tech war.
China, Taiwan, U.S. Display
Might By Edward Cody
(WP, July 27, 2004) About 18,000 Chinese troops using their country's most
advanced weapons systems last week rehearsed coordinated air, sea and ground
attacks on Dongshan, an island in the South China Sea that resembles Taiwan
in terrain and weather.
China Aims at Isles Off
Taiwan for First Time By Ching Cheong
(Straits Times, July 23, 2004) In its current exercise, the PLA has made the Penghu
chain its target, suggesting a change in strategy for any showdown with
Taiwan.
PLA Revamps with Eye on
Taiwan By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, July 21, 2004) China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is undergoing
a radical restructuring and modernization to better prepare itself for a
"military option" against Taiwan -- and in particular, the
possibility of taking on the mighty U.S. forces.
Rhetoric, Military Maneuvers
Reflect Growing Chinese Angst over Taiwan (AFP, July 20, 2004) New military maneuvers simulating an invasion of Taiwan and the
ratcheting up of the propaganda war against the island reflect a growing
feeling in China that the dispute over Taiwanese sovereignty is coming to a
head.
Three Purposes of Military
Maneuver at Dongshan Island
(People’s Daily, July 19, 2004) it is to declare to the "Taiwan
Independence" elements, should they remain impenitent and dare to
disintegrate the country someday, the PLA is capable and confident in
settling the Taiwan Issue by military forces.
China to Demonstrate Air
Superiority in Taiwan War Games
(AFp, July 13, 2004) China will use military drills this month to demonstrate
its ability to dominate air space over Taiwan, an essential element in any
invasion of the island.
Jiang Flexes His Muscles in
Military Postings
(Reuters, July 7, 2004) China's Navy and Second Artillery Force commanders
are to attain full general rank and join the armed forces' top
decision-making body in a sign of the influence of former Communist Party
leader Jiang Zemin.
China Told to Use Nukes If
Taiwan Hits Dam By Guo Shiping
(Straits Times, June 19, 2004) Some parliamentary delegates call on Beijing
to retract its no-first-use pledge to deter 'terrorist acts' like dam strike.
Terrorism Part of Taiwan
Separatist Agenda
(China Daily, June 18, 2004) Pro-independence forces in Taiwan might resort
to terrorist attacks on the mainland in an attempt to split the island from
China, military experts and researchers on Taiwan studies have warned.
China's Military Already
Superior to Taiwan's, Says Expert
(Straits Times, June 10, 2004) George Washington University professor David
Shambaugh told reporters here: 'The mainland Chinese military capabilities
are, in my view, superior to those of Taiwan's.
Chinese Military Power (United States Department of Defense, May 28, 2004) PLA is embarked
on an ambitious, long-term military modernization effort to develop
capabilities to fight and win short-duration, high-intensity conflicts along
its periphery.
Strangulation from the Sea?
A PRC Submarine Blockade of Taiwan By Michael A. Glosny (International Security, Vol. 28, Issue 4, Spring
2004) PRC attack on Taiwan, one of the most likely short-to-medium-term (next
five to ten years) threats to East Asian stability, and therefore U.S.
economic and security interests.
Undersea Dragons: China's
Maturing Submarine Force By Lyle
Goldstein and William Murray
(International Security, Vol. 28, Issue 4, Spring 2004) Close inspection of
ongoing Chinese military developments provides ample evidence for both
caution and concern.
The PLA, Chen Shui-Bian, and
the Referenda: The War Dogs That Didn't Bark By James Mulvenon (China Leadership
Monitor, Spring 2004) The relative silence of authoritative military
statements, complemented by the lack of evidence in open sources of troop
movements, exercises signals important changes in strategy and tactics with
respect to Taiwan.
European Embargo Tops Wen's
Agenda By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, May 3, 2004) Getting the European Union to lift its 15-year-old
arms embargo on China is Premier Wen Jiabao's top priority during an 11-day
visit to Europe.
The PLA’s Leap into the 21st
Century: Implication for the US By Paul H.b. Godwin (Jamestown Foundation,
Apr. 29, 2004) Beijing and Washington are preparing for a potential military
confrontation over Taiwan and are apprehensive over possible future strategic
competition.
Chinese Army Buys U.S.
Computers, Helping PLA Modernize Info-Warfare By Charles R. Smith (NewsMax, Apr. 28,
2004) The Chinese Army has just completed a series of Information Warfare
combat exercises and the results do not bode well for America.
With Taiwan in Mind, China
Focuses Military Expansion on Navy By Edward Cody (WP, Mar. 20, 2004) For
the past 18 months, the military has concentrated particularly on
strengthening its sea power. The main reason is to provide the government in
Beijing with a credible military option if Taiwan crosses Beijing's red line
-- a formal declaration of independence.
China's Army Show New
Sophistication
(AP, Mar. 5, 2004) The men were an elite force of
the Chinese People's Liberation Army -- soldiers deployed on a mission to
undermine archrival Taiwan.
China Moves Toward
Responsibility in Weapons Proliferation
(Reuters, Feb 23, 2004) Reports of Beijing's
involvement in nuclear programs in other countries have highlighted Chinese
proliferation -- but a change of heart was already under way.
Jiang Shows His Hand in
Major PLA Reshuffle
(Straits Times, Jan. 20, 2004) Chinese leader
Jiang Zemin has ordered a major reshuffle within the People's Liberation Army
(PLA) that involves 24 generals.
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