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...that "America will not sacrifice Los Angeles to protect Taiwan." At this point China lacks the military capability to bring off a successful invasion of a well-defended Taiwan. Even if the Chinese had the amphibious equipment needed to move large numbers of troops across the 100-mile Taiwan Strait, U.S. military experts estimate that Beijing would have to deploy half a million men for a victorious assault and that casualties would be in the range of 50%. True, China could seriously damage Taiwan's economy with a naval blockade or sporadic missile strikes, but it would also suffer...
During the past month, the Chinese government has conducted a series of tests in which they have fired three guided missiles into the strait of Taiwan. Protesters said they believe the missiles are intended to intimidate prospective voters in Taiwan's March 23 elections...
...speaker, Philip A. Fisher, a graduate student in physics, entreated his "Pacific brothers on both sides of the strait not to raise their fists at each other...
Even as China begins full-scale military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, a delegation of 12 Law School students is preparing for a 10-day visit to Taiwan to monitor the island nation's first-ever democratic elections...
...peacefully. Defense Secretary Perry said the ships were sent as a "prudent, cautionary measure" and he didn't think China would invade the island. China has started eight days of war games in a 6,600-square-mile area which stretches to the mid-point of the Taiwan Strait - an unofficial border between the two sides. Taiwanese officials have heightened military alert in response to China's maneuver. China is trying to intimidate Taiwanese from voting for President Lee Teng-hui in elections later this month. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province and Beijing is convinced Lee is seeking...