[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

lets get it on now if we are gonna get it on at all

[philosofy123]

What do you mean?

[RightWhale]

the need to take advantage of China's entry to the World Trade Organization

Same deal with China's rapidly-evolving space program. They would deny Western powers access to space while using space capabilities in a military operation against Taiwan. They will be on the moon by 2010, and they won't be just visiting like NASA/Apollo.

[My Favorite Headache]

Red Ping 2012

[flamefront]

bttt

[Texaggie79]

Willy Wo-Lap Lam

I can't get past the name LMAO

[Dog Gone]

reunification of the motherland is one of the three major tasks for the Party and the nation in the new century

I wonder what the other two are. I'm guessing one of them is to manufacture every tennis shoe on the planet.

[Broker]

Most favored nation China. Watch unfold.

[Poohbah]

I will begin to worry if there is a sudden pet chew toy famine in America because the PLAN is suddenly acquiring about a million or so rowboats.

Absent a LOT of amphibious sealift (more than the US Navy has at this time) able to support an opposed assault, any Chinese "military struggle" for Taiwan will need Louis Farrakhan as a consultant, because it will be the "Million Man Swim."

[batter]

Looks like the army may soon have some target practice...
Chinese oil workers in massive protest
In his speech to the PLA delegates, Jiang stressed the importance of a hi-tech army -- and the need to take advantage of China's entry to the World Trade Organization to learn more about the armies of Western countries.
And US (and foreign) firms are helping:
Foreign firms 'must help boost China's defence'

[WALLACE212]

Red China Ping

[Tailgunner Joe]