China Accuses Taiwan of Provoking War with Missile Threat

[UpInArms]

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China lashed out at Taiwan after the island's prime minister said it would defend itself by firing missiles at Shanghai in the event of an attack by China.

Officials at China's Taiwan Affairs Office say the comments by Taiwan Prime Minister Yu Shyi-kun show that the island's leaders do not want peace.

Mr. Yu last week said Taiwan had the ability to strike China's financial hub, Shanghai, with missiles if the mainland attacks the island.

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"This kind of war-provoking action thoroughly exposes the Taiwan authorities attempt to seek independence through arms and its nature of faking peace while truly seeking independence," he said.

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Taiwan plans to purchase $18 billion of U.S. weapons it says will maintain a balance of power with China.

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[Throckmorton]

1. Lets see now,

China Attacks Taiwan, Taiwan fights back and somehow its Taiwan's fault for not just rolling over and playing dead?

I need a Vodka Tonic.

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

2. Uh, Taiwan says it will defend itself

if China attacks...

And mainland spokesperson calls that "war-provoking"

Proving...

Bushspeak lives in Asia too...

[Barrett808]

3. Laying the groundwork for pre-emptive action

Running with the Bush Doctrine!

[Character Assassin]

4. Hmmmm....... There's a fable from Aesop that fit's this

I can't remember which one, but the moral of the story was 'Any excuse will serve a tyrant'.

[w4rma]

5. The Chinese Communist Party sounds exactly like the U.S. Republican Party.

It seems ironic on the surface, until you realize that both parties are fascist and are lead by exactly the same type of folks.

[Zerex71]

6. Let's see...

Fighting in Afghanistan...ditto for Iwrecked...Israel and Palestine...Iran's talking nukes...ditto for North Korea and South Korea...Pakistan and India...Taiwan and China. Yep, I'd say Bubble Boy's been passing the happy hookah around so everyone can get a hit of his "good feelings".

Time to get this a**hole out of there.

Mike