Chinese Military May Test Anti-Ship Missile on Jan 11th

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For the past two years the Chinese regime has chosen to test new weapons systems on January 11th. The date is approaching again and this time it will fall just a few days before the Taiwan presidential election. A US defense expert predicts the Chinese regime will again choose the date to test a new anti-ship missile hoping to influence the outcome of the election.

January 11th is a key date in the Chinese military calendar. For three out of the past five years, the Chinese regime has chosen the date to test new weapons systems on that day. It began with an anti-satellite weapon back in 2007, a missile defense system in 2010, and in 2011 the new J-20 stealth fighter.

Research fellow at the 2049 research institute, Roger Cliff, recently published an article in Defense News titled: "Another Major Chinese Weapons Test is Coming." Cliff speculates the Chinese regime will choose to test its new Dong Feng 21-D anti-ship missile on January 11th, 2012—just days before Taiwan's presidential election.

The new weapon could potentially destroy US aircraft carriers in the Taiwan Strait. It could have serious consequences for the security of the self-ruled island. However Taiwanese generals are playing down the issue.

[Luo Shaohe, Defense Ministry Spokesperson]:
"This is one person's research. We have a full grasp of the developments of Chinese Communist forces, and we will be paying close attention to it."

Cliff writes that a successful missile test would send a strong signal to the Taiwanese people that US intervention in a Chinese attack on the island would no longer be guaranteed. Cliff says this could be a strategy by the Chinese regime to influence the outcome of the January 14th election in favor of the current more China-friendly president, Ma Ying-jeou. Ma and his party are favored over the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party. Again Taiwanese generals say a missile test will not affect the outcome of the election or cause major changes in military policy.

[Major General Hao Yizhi, Defense Ministry]:
"It will not cause any big changes in the outcome of the election or the number of combat-ready troops we have. The only thing that is different is, in response to a request from the transportation ministry we have added an extra emergency rescue ship for the outlying islands."

Taiwan has been ruled separately from mainland China since 1949, when the Chinese nationalist government lost a bloody civil war to Communist forces and fled to Taiwan. The Chinese Communist regime still regards Taiwan as a province of China and is adamant that the island be eventually unified with the Mainland under its rule.

Tensions have eased slightly since the election of President Ma in 2008. Ma pushed for closer ties with the Mainland and relaxed trade and tourism policies. However Ma himself admits that the Chinese regime is still the biggest threat to Taiwan.

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[walle1999]

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[PhreshBboy]

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