China Warns of Military Clash with Taiwan by 2008

Reuters ^ | July 29, 2004

[wk4bush2004]

BEIJING (Reuters) - China may attack Taiwan if the island's President Chen Shui-bian pushes ahead with a plan for a new constitution by 2008, the China Daily on Friday quoted a top Taiwan affairs official as saying. The remarks by Vice Minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office Wang Zaixi were the latest tough words by Beijing toward the democratically ruled island, which it regards as a breakaway province that must be reclaimed by force if necessary.

Beijing sees Chen's goal of adopting a new constitution in 2008 as a drive toward a formal declaration of independence, and has been preparing for a possible military showdown with Taiwan.

"New tensions and even a serious crisis in the cross-Straits situation may arise if Chen obstinately pursues his timetable," the China Daily quoted Wang as saying in an interview.

"We cannot completely rule out the possibility though it is not at all what we hoped for," Wang said of military conflict. Both sides have held war games this month amid simmering political tensions.

[however1]

"I bet the collapse of the Three Gorges dam would be a catastrophe for China. It would greatly interfere with an invasion of Taiwan."

Don't you think this is the same terrorism as 9/11?
The attack of a dam can only kill thousands of innocent
people.

[Paleo Conservative]

Not if it is in response to an attack of Taiwan by China. It is a legitimate military target. In addition to the flood damage, there There would be an immediate electrical outage that could disrupt the Chinese military. It could cause their radars to go down. Their passive radar systems for detecting stealth aircraft also might be severely affected.

[JesseHousman]

RedDragon666 Since Jul 14, 2004

BUSH snr and his brother does business with the chicoms they are in a partership with Jiangs Son on one project!

The details of this partership (sic)must have eluded you, oh satanist.

Billy-Goat Klinton did a lot of busines with the chicoms while he was goobernor of Arkancide and after the lunatics catapulted him into the White House.

Perhaps you'll recall that the venerable Worthen Bank in Little Rock was purchased by the Riadi Brothers--who were front men for the PRC.

I can't believe you signed on to FR two weeks ago to sophomorically post drivel such as this.

Dear God, please deliver us from the grammerless pinheads.

[JesseHousman]

Riadi=Ryadi

[JesseHousman]

Riadi=Ryadi

[JesseHousman]

Here are responses typical of the Red Dragon 666. I think his nonsense has lasted long enough!

"i assure you" thats what your former CIA head said about WMD in iraq or was it a slam dunk? you cann't assure anyone of anything in a WAR

mate even the good old dalai lama is not calling for tibet independence any more so don't know where your coming from!

man why do you have Double standard on freedom! Freedom means free elections, freedom of religion??? freedom for wonmen???? no 1949 tibet was like the dark ages with othing modern or free!

hahahaha yes your answer was "could have". if only you were in charge! I don't get you guys who whats a War with China what is there to gain?? you guys don't really care about those short yellow guys with small eyes?

[the_gospel_of_thomas]

yes, the threat to detonate the three Gorges dam would
kill a lot of people if it occurred.

Invasion of Taiwan by a Chinese Military force would
kill a lot of Taiwanese people and change the course
of their lives by removing their freedoms and put them
under Chinese communist rule. That is the treat from
china.

The fact that the Chinese are sabre rattling is
interesting. If they were to invade, you would think
it would be a secret. they want to intimidate the
Taiwanese into surrender with the threat of invasion.

Taiwan has no huge nuclear arsenal as a deterent to
invasion, so as in any Asymmetrical warfare, they seek
to use, or threaten to use, a deterent to the Chinese
from the available weapons that they have. And you dont even have to read a book to come up with that opinion

[Smiling-Face TIGER]

Precisely.
.
According to SUN TZU (THE ART OF WAR)

"The best genersl is NOT the one who wins every battle,
He is the one who CAN subdue his enemy without doing
battle"