2005
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Chinese General Punished for
Nuclear Gaffe
(Reuters, Dec. 22, 2005) A Chinese general has been punished for telling
reporters China could use nuclear weapons in the event of a U.S. attack over
Taiwan. Major General Zhu Chenghu received an "administrative
demerit" which bars him from promotion for one year, said the sources.
Top Chinese General 'to Step
Down'
(Reuters, Dec. 21, 2005) A top Chinese general, General Xiong Guangkai, who
once warned China could use nuclear weapons in a conflict over Taiwan would
step down this month.
China Military to Open Site
to Private Bidders
(Bloomberg, Oct. 25, 2005) China's military will launch a website next
Tuesday for private companies to sell products to the People's Liberation
Army (PLA), the official PLA Daily said.
China Makes Second Manned
Fray into Space
(Reuters, Oct. 12, 2005) China’s second manned spacecraft blasted off from a
remote northwestern launch site, just two years after the country joined an
elite club of space powers.
China Begins War Games with
Foreign Observers
(AFP, Sep. 27, 2005) Some 40 military officers from 24 countries, including
the United States, North Korea, Russia and major European and NATO nations
began observing "North Sword 2005" in north China.
Chinese Army Must Obey
Communist Party: General
(Reuters, Aug. 1, 2005) A Chinese general has called on senior officers to
obey the Communist Party at all times on the eve of China's Army Day.
China Distances Itself from
Nuclear Weapons Threat against United States
(AFP, July 22, 2005) China has distanced itself from reported comments by a
general last week that Beijing could use nuclear weapons to retaliate against
the United States if it attacked over Taiwan.
Pentagon's China Military
Report Reflects US "China Threat Paranoia": Newspaper (Xinhua, July 22, 2005 ) The Pentagon's annual report on Chinese
military power has reflected its "China threat paranoia" about
China's peaceful development, said a commentary carried by China's leading
newspaper People's Daily.
Taiwan Hails US Report on
China's Military Might
(AFP, July 21, 2005) Taiwan President Chen
Shui-bian has hailed a US Pentagon report on China's military build-up that
Beijing protested as interference in its internal affairs.
US Says China Not a Threat
Despite Military Concerns
(AFP, July 21, 2005) The United States does not consider China a threat, the
White House said after China protested about a Defense Department report
which expressed concern about its military buildup.
U.S. Rebukes Chinese General
for His Threat of Nuclear Arms Use (NYT, July 16, 2005) A Chinese general who said his country would
use nuclear weapons against the United States if the American military
intervened in any conflict with Taiwan drew a sharp rebuke from the Bush
administration.
China, Firm on Taiwan, Says
General's Words His Own
(Reuters, July 16, 2005) Remarks by a Chinese general that Beijing could use
nuclear arms against the United States in a war over Taiwan were his personal
views, but China will never allow Taiwan to be independent, China's Foreign
Ministry said.
Chinese General Threatens
Use of A-Bombs if U.S. Intrudes
(New York Times, July 15, 2005) China should use nuclear weapons against the
United States if the American military intervenes in any conflict over Taiwan,
a senior Chinese military official said.
Military Restructuring for
Combat Efficiency
(Xinhua News, July 14, 2005) The Chinese military is expected to shift its traditional
structure by adding new battle units and cutting outdated ones in an effort
to create new combat effectiveness.
Beijing Tests New Missile
and Holds Anti-Sub Exercise
(AFP, June 27, 2005) China test-fired a new long-range air-to-air missile
while its navy conducted an anti-submarine exercise earlier this month,
according to media reports.
China Tested New Missile, US
Source Confirms
(AP, June 24, 2005) The Chinese military successfully launched a long-range
ballistic missile from a submarine in a test this month, marking an advance
in their known technical capability, a US defense official said.
PRC Sub in South China Sea
Accident
(TT, June 1, 2005) The Ministry of National Defense confirmed a Japanese
newspaper report that a Chinese submarine had broken down while sailing near
the Pratas (Tungsha) Islands.
China Military Spending Up
to 2.8 Percent of GDP-RAND
(AP, May 20, 2005) China spends much more on its military than it officially
acknowledges, but far less than some experts believe. Actual spending ranges
between 2.3 percent and 2.8 percent of China's gross domestic product, the
study found.
Rice Warns against China
Expanding Its Military with EU Technology (AFP, Mar. 20, 2005) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said
European weapons technology should not be used by China to expand its
military as she again warned against the lifting of an EU arms embargo to the
communist country.
China's Hu Takes Overall
Control
(BBC, Mar. 13, 2005) Mr Hu replaces the previous President, Jiang Zemin, as
chairman of the state Central Military Commission. Mr Hu's appointment to the
largely ceremonial post completes the transfer of leadership from Mr Jiang.
China’s Military Spending to
Rise 12.6 Percent
(Reuters, Mar. 4, 2005) China's military budget will rise 12.6 percent this
year to 247.7 billion yuan ($29.9 billion), parliament spokesman Jiang Enzhu
said.
Other Countries Eye China's
Military Development
(VOA, Jan. 20, 2005) A panel of scholars in the United States agreed that the
development of the Chinese military will have implications for Asia and the
United States.
Chinese Build a High-Tech
Army Within an Army By Robert
Marquand (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 17,
2005) In the past decade, China has undergone two military high-tech reforms
designed to give the country a modern fighting force.
Q&A: China's Military
Threat By Esther Pan
(New York Times, Oct. 24, 2005) What's the current strength of China's
military? Experts say China has been steadily building up its strategic and conventional
capabilities and preparing to project its influence into the western Pacific.
How Large Is China's Defense
Budget? By Peter
Harmsen
(Agence France Presse, Oct. 22, 2005) While everyone knows China is a rising
power, they can only guess at how strong its armed forces are, or how much it
is spending to build its military might.
China's Space Ambitions
Potential Threat to US: Analysts
(AFP, Oct. 12, 2005) With China on the eve of launching its second manned
spaceflight, Washington sees Beijing's space ambitions as an emerging
security concern, with the potential for the Asian giant to boost its
military capabilities and eventually challenge US dominance in space.
Timeline: China's Space
Quest
(CNN.com, Oct. 12, 2005) The following is a rundown of key events in China's
space program, in its bid to become the third nation to have launched a man
into space.
China's Military Buildup
Shakes Up East Asia By Tim
Johnson
(Knight Ridder Newspapers, Sep. 27, 2005) U.S. strategists say the People's Liberation
Army has made huge strides in modernization. China now has a submarine fleet
that rivals the Pentagon's in numbers, if not in weaponry.
PLA-related Military
Exercises since 2000
(People’s Daily, Sep. 27, 2005) The Chinese armed forces will launch a
practice code-named "North Sword-2005" in a training base in north
China. China has participated in multilateral military exercises to broaden
security cooperation with other countries since 2000.
US Official Questions
China's Military Buildup
(Associated Press, Sep. 24, 2005) The US defense secretary's new top aide, Eric
Edelman, said it was `hard to see' why Beijing was bulking up its military
forces so rapidly.
Chinese Sea Power Is on the
Rise By Hideaki Kaneda
(Taipei Times, Sep. 14, 20050 In an age of missiles and terrorist threats,
many people think that "sea power" is a concept from the past. Not
in China. China is increasingly emphasizing its naval and maritime interests.
China's Armed Forces Halved
in 20 Years
(Straits Times, Sep. 2, 20050 Seeking to allay growing foreign concerns about
its military strength, China said it has reduced the size of its armed forces
in the past two decades by nearly half to the current figure of 2.3 million.
China's Nukes Grow Up By Jonathan Adams
(Taipei Times, Aug. 22, 2005) Beijing is upgrading its nuclear arsenal, and although
its ability to menace the US with these weapons remains limited, some
analysts say there is now a lot more to worry about.
Beware Beijing's Military Ambitions
By
Roger Cliff
(Los Angeles
Times, Aug.
7, 2005) Although still largely equipped with weapons based on 1950s-era
Soviet designs, China's armed forces are fielding increasing numbers of
modern aircraft, warships, missiles and tanks.
China Army Says It's Not Expansionist, Warns Taiwan By Benjamin
Kang Lim (Reuters, Aug. 2, 2005) China, whose
military buildup alarms the Pentagon, marked Army Day on Monday with a pledge
never to engage in expansionism but warned self-ruled Taiwan against formally
declaring statehood.
China's Military: Should the
World Be Worried? By Austin Ramzy
(TIME, July 25, 2005) How large is the People's Liberation Army (P.L.A.)?
Big, but still trailing the 1.4 million-member U.S. armed forces in terms of
technology and equipment.
The Chinese Military Threat
(Editorial, Washington Times, July 23, 2005) This year's Pentagon report on
China's military power is somewhat tougher than in previous years. Taiwan remains the
focus of Chinese military strategy.
The Military Power of the People’s
Republic of China 2005
(Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S.A., July 21, 2005) "The pace and
scope of China's military are, already, such as to put regional military
balances at risk."
Reforms in the PLA Air Force By Kenneth
Allen
(China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, July 5, 2005) The article briefly looks
at reforms in the PLAAF’s leadership, doctrine, organizational structure, weapon
systems, personnel and education, and training.
Chinese Submarine Raises
Concern over Security Data By Rich
Chang (Taipei Times, June 2, 2005) Experts said
the sub's appearance near the Pratas Islands highlights Taiwan's need for P3C
aircraft, which would limit reliance on the US for information.
Modernizing China’s
Military: Opportunities and Constraints (RAND, May 2005) Projects future growth in Chinese government
expenditures as a whole and on defense in particular, evaluates the current
and likely future capabilities of China’s defense industries, and compares
likely future expenditure levels with recent defense expenditures by the
United States and the U.S. Air Force.
Oil Fuelling China's Naval
Build-Up By Arnold
Gay
(Straits Times, May 2, 2005) China's military build-up, especially at sea, is
more about oil than it is about Taiwan and other territorial claims,
according to a US defense contractor.
Guiding China’s Missiles By David
Lague
(International Herald Tribune, Apr. 19, 2005) Western defense experts warn
that Beijing will score a military victory when Chinese companies begin
research next month on the European Union's Galileo satellite navigation
system.
China Builds a Smaller,
Stronger Military By Edward
Cody
(Washington Post, Apr. 12, 2005) A top-to-bottom modernization is
transforming the Chinese military, raising the stakes for U.S. forces long
dominant in the Pacific.
Chinese Navy Buildup Gives
Pentagon New Worries By Jim
Yardley and Thom Shanker (New York Times,
Apr. 8, 2005) China is presenting a new and strategically different security
concern to America, as well as to Japan and Taiwan, in the western Pacific,
Pentagon and military officials say.
China Needs Taiwan to
Project Its Naval Power By Antonio Chiang (TT, Mar. 20, 2005) "Taiwan
question" has always been a mirror for China -- a way to gauge itself.
Whenever China sees itself in this mirror, its true colors are reflected.
China to Boost Military
Spending as It Eyes Taiwan
(Reuters, Feb. 28, 2005) China is likely to announce yet another year of
double-digit growth in its defense budget in the next week, feeding a
modernization drive that is sparking concern in rival Taiwan of invasion and
US worries about stability.
China Arms Buildup Said
Tilting Taiwan Strait Power Balance By Carol Giacomo (Reuters, Feb. 17,
2005) China's military buildup is tilting the balance of power in the Taiwan
Strait, CIA Director Porter Goss said in an ominous new assessment of the
Asian giant's rising power.
Beijing Buying Its Way
Around the Arms Embargo
(Associated Press, Feb. 9, 2005) Embargo or no embargo, China is getting what
it requires from Russia and elsewhere, while European governments are
clamoring for a piece of the pie.
PLA Sends Elite Officers to
Study Abroad By Goh Sui Noi
(Straits Times, Jan. 7, 2005) China has sent more than 100 of its top-notch
military officers to Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and South-east
Asia as part of its efforts to nurture talent and modernise the military.
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