China testa sistema anti-missil

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China Successfully Tests Missile Defence System


(Source: ddi Indian Government news; issued Jan. 12, 2010)



According to the recent media reports China has successfully intercepted a missile in mid-flight, in a test of its advanced air defence capabilities amid tensions over US arms sales to Taiwan.

"China conducted a test on ground-based midcourse missile interception technology within its territory. The test has achieved the expected objective," Xinhua news agency reported on Monday's test.

The test is defensive in nature and is not targeted at any country.

The news comes shortly after a US official in Taipei said the Pentagon had approved the sale of Patriot missile equipment to Taiwan as part of a package passed by Congress more than a year ago.

Beijing -- which considers Taiwan part of its territory and has vowed to take the island back, by force if necessary -- has repeatedly voiced its protest over the sales and urged Washington to cancel the deal.

China's defence ministry had warned at the weekend that it reserved the right to take unspecified action if Washington followed through with the sale, which it called a "severe obstacle" to China-US military ties.

The United States is the leading arms supplier to Taiwan, even though it switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979. (ends)



China Tests Missile-Interception Technology


(Source: Voice of America news; issued Jan. 12, 2009)



China says it has successfully tested military technology designed to intercept a missile in mid-air.

China made the announcement Tuesday, saying the test was defensive in nature and not aimed at any country. State media said the test "achieved the expected objective," but did not elaborate.

The announcement follows Washington's decision last week to clear the sale of advanced U.S. Patriot air defense missiles to Taiwan as part of a larger $6.5 billion arms deal.

The official Xinhua news agency Monday called the sale "detrimental to Sino-U.S. relations," reiterating statements of protest made in Beijing last week.

China had asked the United States to call off the deal, saying it would damage U.S.-Chinese cooperation.

Taiwan and China split during a civil war in 1949, but Beijing still considers the island a part of its territory. It has threatened to use military force if Taiwan attempts to claim formal independence.

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[jumentodonordeste]

É questão de tempo Taiwan...

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É questão de tempo Taiwan...

Eu acredito que a china não vai pegar essa baba toda em Taiwan não.

A ilhazinha tem um exercito muito bem aquipado.

[jumentodonordeste]

É questão de tempo Taiwan...

Eu acredito que a china não vai pegar essa baba toda em Taiwan não.

A ilhazinha tem um exercito muito bem aquipado.

Que nem se compara ao chinês.

2 meses de negação do uso do mar e adeus.

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Esqueçam, muitas empresas de Taiwan têm investimentos gigantescos na China, a situação actual é 1000 vezes preferivel para Pequim.