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...engagement to work, however, the U.S. must maintain its military presence in Asia. The U.S. Pacific Command comprises 200 ships, 2,000 aircraft and 300,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, of whom 100,000 are "forward deployed" in South Korea, Japan and at sea. As long as there is a danger of war on the Korean peninsula, a drawdown of U.S. forces is unlikely; in the meantime, they help stabilize the entire region. The presence of 47,000 U.S. troops in Japan, for example, reassures not only Tokyo, which is carefully monitoring its great neighbor's rise to power...
...Taiwan's government has stepped up security measures as tensions mount before the island holds elections Saturday. Officials have increased the number of bodyguards assigned to each candidate from 39 to 45 as a precautionary measure. Also Wednesday, the Clinton administration approved Taiwan's request to buy Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and other weapons. Taiwan's request to buy submarines was turned down. Taiwan's president says he wants to improve relations with Beijing. President Lee Teng-hui also broached the subject of an eventual reunification if China becomes democratic. "We have with goodwill extended both hands to our compatriots...
...disabled, the elections must be canceled. Taiwanese television reported today that three suspected "free-agents" who have recently entered the county are being tracked down. Their whereabouts are still unknown. Meanwhile, China continues to launch mock air and sea attacks near outlying islands. The U.S. has sent the aircraft carrier USS Independence and other warships to patrol the international waters off Taiwan to deter Beijing from further military action...
...full committee takes up the measure today and the non- binding resolution is expected to easily pass a floor vote next week. The Senate is considering its own measure relating to the China- Taiwan tension. The measure urges the Clinton administration to supply Taiwan with defensive weapons, including warships, aircraft and air defenses if it comes under attack. "The U.S. sale of weapons to Taiwan is the overriding factor to this tension," said Shen Guofang, a spokesman for China's foreign minister. "The U.S. opposes the proliferation of weapons, yet at the same time sells weapons to Taiwan." Despite...
...actions of the Cuban government are nothing less than a flagrant violation of international law and were fully planned and purposefully carried out. Protocol in a situation in which a country feels that its sovereignty is being violated by incoming aircraft is to escort the aircraft out of its territorial zone, or, upon refusal, to make it land. However, the aerial attack was unannounced and outside Cuba's twelve mile territorial zone...