China vs. USA-Taiwan

[Word to Everything]

China has deployed 400,000 ground-force personnel to the three military regions opposite Taiwan.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- China's rapid military buildup could throw off the balance of power in Asia and threaten other countries in the region, according to a Pentagon report on China's military power.

The Pentagon's annual report to Congress says the country's consistent defense spending on aircraft, missiles and ships means China is ever closer to a longer-range military reach.

"Several aspects of China's military development have surprised U.S. analysts, including the pace and scope of its strategic forces modernization," the report says. "China's military expansion is already such as to alter regional military balances." (Watch the Pentagon cast a wary eye on China's buildup -- 2:18)

While China has been expanding its reach with conventional weapons, the country has also improved its nuclear capability with more and improved ballistic missiles.

The report stresses that the country's intention to use them only for defensive purposes has not changed, but it is both "qualitatively and quantitatively" improving its long-range nuclear missile force.

The "Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2006," report also highlights China's immediate focus on planning for "Taiwan Strait contingencies," including the possibility of U.S. intervention.

Taiwan, backed by the United States as its main arms supplier, has a limited Chinese rule. China has long considered the island off its coast to be part of its territory.

The United States has said it would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China, and China has said it would invade if the country officially declared its independence.

The 2006 report says that by late 2005, China had deployed some 710-790 mobile short-range ballistic missiles to garrisons opposite Taiwan, and deployment continues to expand at an average rate of about 100 missiles per year.

China has deployed 400,000 ground-force personnel to the three military regions opposite Taiwan, an increase of 25,000 from last year, according to the report.

It has been upgrading these units with tanks, armored personnel carriers, and a substantial increase in the amount of artillery pieces, the report states.

The country has also increased and upgraded its air forces with planes that can fly faster and farther, totaling about 700 aircraft in range of Taiwan, it says.

China's move to increase its influence over Taiwan and the region has been costly. It publicly says its defense budget for 2006 is up 15 percent from last year, spending about $35 billion.

The Pentagon report says the actual budget is between $70 billion and $105 billion.

This compares with the U.S. military budget which topped $400 billion for 2005.


http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/23/pentagon.china/index.html

[Word to Everything]

China should attack Taiwan...and Iran should attack Israel at the same time 

Osama nukes American cities starting with the Bay/NYC.

While the Middle East/Africa/South America withhold gasoline  That would be entertaining.

[7even]

China should attack Taiwan...and Iran should attack Israel at the same time 

Osama nukes American cities starting with the Bay/NYC.

While the Middle East/Africa/South America withhold gasoline  That would be entertaining.

That's what will probably happen

[Don Rizzle]

america don't want war with china, they can't handle iraq n they couldn't handle that tiny asian country vietnam just imagine what china would be like...........

[Don Seer]

^

remote controlled bomb drops and next to no troops on the ground...

they say that modern warfare isn't done the old way..

its not like one would be invading the other to take it over.. but something like this would surely start a world war.

[Don Rizzle]

both of them can reach each other with nukes...........

[Word to Everything]

Get ready to suit up Overseer/Don Rizzle...you guys are the 2nd best target.

[Don Rizzle]

WTF? we ain't involved in any way, we haven't said we will protect taiwaun - we don't even have diplomatic relations with them!

[Word to Everything]

WTF? we ain't involved in any way, we haven't said we will protect taiwaun - we don't even have diplomatic relations with them!

lol nice try...you're either with him or against him 

[Don Rizzle]

when it comes to a bunch of arabs maybe, but with china not a chance

[Word to Everything]

when it comes to a bunch of arabs maybe, but with china not a chance

What about Germans 

[Don Rizzle]

what about them? we aren't about to goto war with germany, but i tell u this we never lost a war to them either and there hasn't been a sucessful invasion on britain for 1040 years

btw germany is britains biggest military base, we own that mutha fucker

[Word to Everything]

what about them? we aren't about to goto war with germany, but i tell u this we never lost a war to them either and there hasn't been a sucessful invasion on britain for 1040 years

btw germany is britains biggest military base, we own that mutha fucker

Nevermind.

[J Bananas]

yeah im sure the roaches in eritrea will go on with their shitty existence like nothing happened, easy for u to laugh at it

[WestCoasta]

lol at people who are actually out to destroy the world