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Chinese Bullying Continues: Five Missile Tests in Advance of Taiwan Referendum

March 18, 2004 :: Washington Times :: News

U.S. intelligence officials report that China has carried “at least” five missile tests since January, according to Bill Gertz in the Washington Times. The report comes just two days before Taiwan conducts its referendum on missile defense.
        The five tests are said to have included four types of missiles, the medium-range DF-21, the long-range DF-31, and the short-range DF-11 and DF-15. The missiles are all said to have been launched from the Wuzhai missile testing center in central China, and were directed toward the western part of the country.
        China currently has about 500 missiles within range of Taiwan, a number which continues to increase at a rate of 75 per year.
        “These tests make a mockery of all the efforts made by Washington to suppress the Taiwan missile referendum,” said Richard Fisher, a specialist on the Chinese military with the Center for Security Policy.

 

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