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Page C!2 THE DAILY HERALD. 1, Prowo, UlahWednesday, August 1999 WORLD Taiwan rolls out tanks amid heightened China tensions India outlines jnuclear that Taiwap repudiate Lee's sees no indications that China remarks, but Taipei has shown is preparing military action. " By CHRISTOPHER BODE EN ? Associated Press Writer i t CHI TOWNSHIP, Taiwan Tanks blasted at steel targets and ran obstacle courses through water and smoke Tuesday, while anti-tanlaunchers fired salvos in a deafening display of how Taiwan would defend itself against any invasion from China. Such live fire demonstrations have always been common as Taiwan's government tries to show taxpayers their defense dollars are being well spent. But they've taken on a new urgency now that military Idoctrine k By ASHOK SHARMA Press Writer Associated I NEW DELHI, India India will pursue a policy of credible nuclear deterrence and will use nuclear weapons only to retali ate against a first strike, according to a draft doctrine released Tuesday by the National Board. ; I i ! I J ; Security tensions across the Taiwan Strait have escalated to their highest level in three years. Beijing has reiterated its threat to attack Taiwan following Advisory The policy, which can be adopted only after a new gov-- ! eminent is seated following fall elections, does not mention the Test Ban Comprehensive Treaty, which the United States and other Western coun-- ; tries have pressed India to asserPresident Lee tion of statehood last month. But Taiwan doesn't want a fight, and No WALLV SA.NTA.NA.The Aswcuted Pre anti-tanTaiwanese soldier fires a shoulder-lauche- d rocket seen at right in mid-ai- r during test maneuvers at the Chi Chi military base in Chi Chi Township, 250 km (156 miles) southwest of Taipei. declaration of "stateMonday. Following President Lee Teng-hui'- s hood" China and Taiwan have stepped up alertness and increased military maneuvers and patrols along the Taiwan Strait. Fire! A k the works for months was purely coincidental. After the firing stopped and the smoke cleared, Lei Yuan-chia- sign. The question of signing the CTBT is being discussed by the "It's really good to know that our military is on the ball," Tun said. "But I don't think China will do anything. We're not scared of China." China says Lee's July 9 state in chief, smiled broadly and gave a thumbs up verdict on the M-- 4 roll out of four souped-uID tanks. The tanks could play a crucial role in any war against China, even though they are almost as old as the conflict that has simmered since Taiwan was separated from China in a 1949 civil war. "We can now be assured of the effectiveness of the upgrade," Lei told reporters who watched the display along with lawmakers and residents of the mountainous area around a sprawling complex of defense factories, 120 miles south of Taipei. ment that relations between the " sides should be termed was effectively a bold step DEAR "state-to-state- toward formal independence, something China says will lead to war, Beijing has demanded that PIP The Taiwanese insisted they Just a coincidence d high-profil- FRESH e tv. t , t It : ,. V V PATTY: I love you!, pharmacist's wrinkle I knew you would like the pharmacist's EB5 Wrinkle Cream. Letters of praise have flowed in ever since my article ran, telling how wonderful EB5 Wrinkle Cream is. 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It said nuclear weapons would be tightly controlled and launched only with the authorization of the prime minister or a designated successor. The draft said the size, comand deployment ponents, employment of nuclear forces would be decided in light of the strategic environment, economic imperatives and the needs of national security. Chinese show of force. So far, 50 of Taiwan's aging corps of roughly 400 tanks have undergone the ; upgrade. The upgrade program, at $621,000 per tank, is far cheaper than the cost of purchasing Remember when you wrote about p in New Delhi. A decision would be made by the new government. According to the draft, "Any nuclear attack on India and its forces shall result in punitive threat of action Loves Wrinkle Cream Hates Those Age Spots; deputy army commander government and various politi- cal parties," Brajesh Mishra, national security adviser to the prime minister, told reporters the heavily fortified island groups of Kinmen and Matsu just off the Chinese coast, the military said. They are considered prime targets for any Taiwan's military says flights by Chinese warplanes over the Taiwan Strait have become more frequent in recent weeks including, for the first time, training flights by the Chinese air force's most sophisticated Sukhoi 27 jets. But it insists it Teng-hui'- s the Taiwanese military commanders said the timing of the which had been in tank drills Many of the overhauled M-- 4 ID tanks will be deployed on no signs it will back down. Ever since their civil war, China has viewed Taiwan as a renegade province that must eventually be reunited with the mainland, by force if necessary. i nil QflffmB 1 |
