U.S. sees more Beijing missiles aimed at Taiwan

U.S. sees more Beijing missiles aimed at Taiwan
【The Washington Times, By Richard Halloran March 28, 2008】
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080328/FOREIGN/914383504/1003

China has deployed far more missiles aimed at Taiwan than previously reported, according to U.S. officials with access to intelligence assessments.
The officials say China has 1,400 ballistic missiles targeting the self-governing island over which Beijing claims sovereignty.
That is 40 percent more than earlier U.S. reports saying about 1,000 missiles were deployed across the strait from Taiwan.
The Pentagon, in its recent report on Chinese military power, said 990 to 1,070 missiles were pointed at Taiwan, including variants "with improved ranges, accuracies, and payloads."
President Chen Shui-bian, who is to step down on May 20 when President-elect Ma Ying-jeou is inaugurated, said recently that China had deployed 1,328 missiles at Taiwan.
U.S. officials have declined to confirm Mr. Chen's numbers on the record. But Washington has expressed growing concern over China's military buildup and the threat it poses to Taiwan.
"The threat that China poses is increasing, in my opinion, for the folks who are our friends in Taiwan," Adm. Timothy Keating, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, told Congress earlier this month.
While avoiding discussion of operational plans to respond to the threat, Adm. Keating said his Pacific Command was "adequately resourced" to meet U.S. requirements.

美國華盛頓時報28日報導，根據美國情報官員透露，中國瞄準台灣的飛彈高達1400枚，這比美國國防部今年公佈的中國軍力報告多了4成，證實陳水扁總統宣稱的中國共有1328枚飛彈瞄準台灣
到底中國有多少飛彈瞄準台灣？根據華盛頓時報28日的報導，美國情報官員透露約有1400枚，這比今年美國國防部提交的中國軍力報告中的飛彈數量，多了將近4成。…