Annie
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Taiwan is uneasy:
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...716&e=13&u=/nm/20040815/ts_nm/taiwan_china_dc
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...716&e=13&u=/nm/20040815/ts_nm/taiwan_china_dc
Taiwan Premier Says China Practicing for War
17 minutes ago
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has been practicing an attack on Taiwan's capital and capturing the island's leaders to simulate a so-called "beheading action," Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun said Sunday.
Tensions have been running high in the Taiwan Strait as China prepares for a possible military showdown, convinced Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian will push for formal statehood during his second term, which began in May.
Both sides are holding their annual war games, with China -- which views the island as a renegade province -- staging mock-invasion drills and Taiwan pretending to fend off an attack.
Yu said Beijing began to simulate an attack targeting Taiwan leaders after the capture of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).
"After the Iraq (news - web sites) war, China has targeted Taiwan leaders, Taiwan's capital, and the presidential office in its so-called beheading action," Yu said aboard a plane to Central America after a stopover in Los Angeles, where he met some U.S. congressmen.