China's Military Buildup Worries Taiwan

From The Washington Times:

Missile threat seen as hurdle

China's military buildup across the Taiwan Strait remains a major concern for the tiny island even as overall relations between the Cold War foes improve, Taiwan's top official for its relations with Beijing said Wednesday.

In the past year, the two governments have engaged in high-level talks and reached several agreements on trade and travel. But China continues to deploy 1,300 missiles pointed at Taiwan, a number that has been increasing since the 1990s, Shin-Yuan Lai, minister of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, told editors and reporters at The Washington Times.

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My Comment: When the Taiwanese look at what happened in Tibet when riots broke out last year, and what has happened in Xinjiang Province this month .... the Taiwanese have every reason to be concerned. More so when one realizes that it is has always been official Chinese policy that the military will be used to insure the unity of the country .... and yes .... Taiwan is in the cross hairs.