-Caveat Lector- China Opposes US Shield for Taiwan BEIJING (AP) -- China called on the United States Thursday to exclude rival Taiwan from a planned anti-missile defense shield and not undermine Beijing's efforts to reunify with the island. China fears that incorporating Taiwan in a regional missile shield being researched by the United States and Japan would strengthen resistance in Taiwan to reunification. A U.S. Defense Department report submitted to Congress cited China's buildup of missiles along its southeastern coast facing Taiwan as a reason to consider including the island in the missile shield, called the theater missile defense, or TMD. That report ``is trying to whip up the public opinion to justify the sales of sophisticated weapons to Taiwan,'' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said. Washington must ``stop sales of sophisticated weapons and explicitly pledge not to sell TMD system and related technology and equipment to Taiwan and not conduct activities that will hinder the reunification cause of China,'' Zhu said. Selling Taiwan missile defenses or incorporating it into a regional system would be ``severe interference in China's internal affairs and not conducive to the stability across the Taiwan Strait,'' Zhu said. ``The Chinese government expresses its strong dissatisfaction and full opposition to this.'' The United States agreed in 1982 not to sell Taiwan high-technology weapons. China and Taiwan have only been ruled by the same government for five of the last 100 years. Taiwan was a Japanese colony before World War II. China and Taiwan separated politically during the Chinese civil war in 1949. Since then, Taiwan has in part relied on U.S. support to deter China from invading. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
