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Article: Taiwan: China Is Boosting Military
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- July 4, 2000
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MARCOS CALO MEDINA, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-04-2000
Taiwan: China Is Boosting Military
LUNGTAN, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's president accused China on Tuesday of ``vigorously'' building up its military in recent years, a sign he said showed that it has become more serious than ever about attacking Taiwan.
President Chen Shui-bian made his comments during his first visit as president to the army's headquarters in this suburb of the capital, Taipei.
One theme of his trip was that Taiwan still faces a Chinese threat. He said the army was crucial to the defense of the island, which split from China amid civil war in 1949.
``In recent years, communist China has been vigorously ...
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