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April 2006 - Taiwan Special Weapons News
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- U.S. REAFFIRMS ESTABLISHED STANCE ON CROSS-STRAIT ISSUE: MOFA CNA 21 Apr 2006 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Huang Chih-fang said Thursday that both U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao have reaffirmed at a welcoming ceremony for Hu at the White House their governments' established stances on issues regarding Taiwan.
- BUSH REITERATES U.S. DOES NOT SUPPORT TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE CNA 21 Apr 2006 -- U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated that the United States does not support independence for Taiwan during his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao Thursday at the White House.
- BUSH WON'T SHY AWAY FROM RAISING QUESTION OF CHINESE MILITARY BUILDUP CNA 19 Apr 2006 -- U.S. President George W. Bush will not shy away from raising the question of China's military buildup across the Taiwan Strait when he meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao April 20, a senior U.S. official said Monday.
- China's President Calls for Talks With Taiwan VOA 16 Apr 2006 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao says new talks with rival Taiwan should begin as soon as possible to maintain peace in the region
- CHEN PRESIDES OVER COMMISSIONING OF E-2K EARLY WARNING PLANES CNA 15 Apr 2006 -- President Chen Shui-bian said Saturday that the commissioning of two U.S.-built E-2K early warning and control aircraft will enable Taiwan to respond quickly to any contingency in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait.
- PRESIDENT TO REVIEW COMMISSIONING OF E2-K EARLY WARNING AIRCRAFT CNA 14 Apr 2006 -- Two U.S.-built E2-K early warning and control aircraft will be commissioned into service Saturday to further shore up Taiwan's air defenses, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Friday.
- MOEA CHECKS REPORT ABOUT SENSITIVE MACHINE TOOL EXPORT TO CHINA CNA 13 Apr 2006 -- The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Wednesday it will look into a media report that China has used Taiwan-made cutting-edge machine tools to manufacture missile components and parts.
- U.S.-Taiwanese Innovative Satellite Array To Launch April 14 Washington File 13 Apr 2006 -- A globe-spanning constellation of six satellites expected to improve weather forecasts, monitor climate change and enhance space weather research will head into orbit April 14.
- MAC CHIEF DENIES EXISTENCE OF '1992 CONSENSUS' CNA 11 Apr 2006 -- Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told visiting European Parliament members Monday that the so-called "1992 Consensus" advocated by Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has never existed.
- ANY CROSS-STRAIT TIES POSSIBLE IF CHINA GIVES UP ONE-PARTY RULE: CHEN CNA 11 Apr 2006 -- President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday that if China renounces its one-party rule and totalitarianism, there is no ruling out of the possibility of developing any forms of cross-strait relations.
- CHINA ADOPTS 'CARROT-AND-STICK' APPROACH TOWARD TAIWAN: MAC HEAD CNA 10 Apr 2006 -- China has adopted a new "double-handed strategy" toward Taiwan, the nation's top China policy charter said Monday.
- TWO E2-K EARLY WARNING AIRCRAFT TO BE COMMISSIONED CNA 10 Apr 2006 -- Two U.S.-built E2-K early warning and control aircraft will be commissioned into service Saturday to further beef up Taiwan's air combat capabilities, Air Force sources said Monday.
- MND INSISTS ON SEEKING COMPENSATION FROM FRANCE OVER LAFAYETTE DEAL CNA 07 Apr 2006 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) will continue the litigation procedures for financial compensation from France over the Lafayette frigate procurement deal back in the early 1990s, a ministry official said Friday.
- PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS PLEDGE FOR NEW CONSTITUTION CNA 07 Apr 2006 -- President Chen Shui-bian reaffirmed Friday his promise to render a new constitution for Taiwan that is "timely, relevant and viable" before his term ends in 2008.
- KMT MAY MULL ARMS BILL AFTER BUSH-HU MEETING: PARTY OFFICIAL CNA 05 Apr 2006 -- The main opposition Kuomintang may consider a long-stalled arms procurement package after Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States later this month, a party official said Wednesday.
- ARMS PROCUREMENT PROPOSAL NOT DELAYED: MND CNA 04 Apr 2006 -- The U.S. government did not quote a price until 2004 for the weapons it decided to sell to Taiwan in 2001, said the Ministry of National Defense (MND) Tuesday, stressing that it had not delayed a proposal for arms procurement.
- CABINET DENIES REPORTS ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BUDGET SNUB CNA 03 Apr 2006 -- The Executive Yuan has not rejected a supplementary budget request for the continued construction of the country's fourth nuclear power plant, Government Information Office Minister Cheng Wen-tsang said Monday.
- MND PLANNING TO EXTEND ANNUAL TRAINING PERIOD FOR RESERVE SOLDIERS CNA 03 Apr 2006 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) is planning to extend the annual educational training period for reserve soldiers by one day to three-and-a-half days to meet actual needs, MND officials said Monday.
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