China Law Authorizes Force Against Taiwan

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Top Stories - AP China Law Authorizes Force Against Taiwan

Mon Mar 14, 9:38 AM ET
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer BEIJING - [size=-1]China's parliament enacted a law Monday authorizing force to stop rival Taiwan from pursuing formal independence, sparking outrage on the self-governing island and warnings that the measure would fuel regional tensions. [/size]

The ceremonial National People's Congress passed the law despite U.S. appeals for restraint. It came a day after President Hu Jintao called on China's military to be ready for war and followed a 12.6 percent increase in the country's defense budget for 2005.

Premier Wen Jiabao said the mainland still wants to unite peacefully with the island and doesn't want to disrupt the status quo.

"It is not targeted at the people of Taiwan, nor is it a war bill," Wen said at a news conference. But he also warned outsiders not to get involved: "We do not wish to see foreign interference." A Taiwanese government spokesman rejected the measure as a "serious provocation."
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Are we, or are we not, Taiwans friend? Stay tuned for further updates.
 
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Sounds like the US is in quite the quandry,they'll have to defend Taiwan against China who they already recognize Taiwan as being part of.:alienhuh:


Any outbreak of hostilities could ensnare the United States, which is Taiwan's biggest arms supplier and is bound by the Taiwan Relations Act (search) to help Taiwan defend itself. There are 50,000 U.S. troops in Japan and 35,000 in South Korea. Under Washington's one-China policy, the United States agrees to have no diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognizes Beijing as China's sole government.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,150364,00.html
 
The rest of the world is a slave to cheap Chinese imports. Most people would rather have wholesale slaughter rather than pay double for clothes... toys... napkin holders... electronics...
 
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