China to Increase Missile Force Targeting Taiwan, Taiwanese Defense Minister Says

China is expected to have at least 800 ballistic missiles targeting Taiwan by next year, Taiwanese defense minister Lee Jye said Wednesday (see GSN, June 8, 2004).

Lee told Taiwanese lawmakers that China currently has about 700 missiles deployed opposite the island, according to Agence France-Presse. Lee’s report comes as China recently outlined new legislation which called for the possible use of force against Taiwan if all other measures failed to result in unification, AFP reported (Agence France-Presse/Daily Times, March 11).

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