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.
Guilding 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 Baleance 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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