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China Shows Off DF-15 SRBMs Deployed Near Taiwan

May 4, 2004 :: East Asia Intel :: News

China is “showing off” some of its many short-range ballistic missiles deployed off the coast of Taiwan, with a April 29 publication of DF-15 (CSS-6) pictures in the official military newspaper, PLA Daily, reports East Asia Intel.
        Although the missiles are short-range (600km), the paper pointedly describes them as “strategic,” indicative of the importance China attaches to Taiwan. The PLA Daily identifies the missiles as belonging to China’s Second Artillery Corps.
        The publication comes weeks before the May 20 inauguration of Taiwanese President Chen. (Article)

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