China Slams Taiwan Threat to Attack Shanghai:
Thousands of protesters marched through Taipei on Saturday, urging the government to scrap the planned weapons package that they said would trigger an arms race with China and squeeze social welfare.
“If you attack me with 100 missiles, I will at least attack you with 50. If you attack Taipei and Kaohsiung, I will attack Shanghai,” Yu said in a speech before the protest.
“If we have such counter-strike capability today, Taiwan is safe,” he said in comments broadcast on cable news networks.
I reckon it’ll be time to plan a holiday outside China pretty damn soon. No one wants an arms race. Taiwan and China are so much better off preserving the status quo, but no, political leaders have to play this game of chicken.
Comments
29 September 2004
12:11
Terry
I think Taiwan wants China to occupy Taiwan and pour in $200 billion in aid, like the US did with Iraq. A twisted version of “The Mouse That Roared” perhaps? Too bad China does not have the money.
29 September 2004
13:50
andrea
Not before they ship Chen Shuibian to a re-education camp.
29 September 2004
14:51
paul
It’s just typical Taiwan political banter. They say things like this all the time. Truth be know the weapons package they received from the US would do very little if china did decide to invade. For example, China wants tom buy submarines from the US. These Vessels were considered obsolete 15 years ago and basedon the package offered,the US will re-start manufacturing of these vessels and they will be shipped to Taiwan in about ten years. Doesn’t make any sense. Even more crazy is the price tag which the goverment can not afford. As far as offensive capabilities, Taiwan does not have the mean to defend itself from a prlonged attack from china much less attack it. Living here for close to ten years, I have often heard absurd statements here. Just yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs clasted China and ,in Taiwanese, called singapore China’s penis- whatever that means. However at the same time one must take into consideration that the Superior court will announce the results of the recount this month and legislative yuan elections are just a few months away- so it looks like the big Green Machine is gearing up.
29 September 2004
15:55
andrea
Reports from the field are always good.
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