China says missile defense system test successful

[StarfarerBill]

Source: Associated Press

BEIJING – China announced that its military intercepted a missile in mid-flight Monday in a test of new technology that comes amid heightened tensions over Taiwan and increased willingness by the Asian giant to show off its advanced military capabilities.

The official Xinhua News Agency reported late Monday that "ground-based midcourse missile interception technology" was tested within Chinese territory.

"The test has achieved the expected objective," the three-sentence report said. "The test is defensive in nature and is not targeted at any country."

Monday's report follows repeated complaints in recent days by Beijing over the sale by the U.S. of weaponry to Taiwan, including PAC-3 air defense missiles. These sales are driven by threats from China to use force to bring the island under its control, backed up by an estimated 1,300 Chinese ballistic missiles positioned along the Taiwan Strait.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100112/ap_on_re_as/as_china_missile_defense

[JDPriestly]

1. China -- becoming a military giant with the dollars of American consumers.

Free trade and militarism don't mix very well.

You have to achieve peace before you open your borders to tariff-free imports from other countries.

[sofa king]

2. Released photos suggest test wasn't as successful as China claims.

See? Only 7500 points.

[Nihil]

3. Hey! That's classified!

It's part of the Patriot system operating manual!
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[lib2DaBone]

4. Wasn't it the USA who GAVE China the Super-Computer Missile Technology?

Bill Clinton to be exact. I could be wrong.. but it seem I remember something about a massive transfer of technology to China at the same time that Clinton signed NAFTA...MADE NO SENSE a the time. Still doesn't.

Why would you supply an enemy with top secret stuff to use against your own country? After 8 years of Bush and the Goldman Sachs rape of America... I think I can decipher the answer..