Robert Gates backs defense of Taiwan

Taipei Times by Charles Snyder | Dec. 1, 2006 (News Analysis)

The man picked to be the next US secretary of defense has warned that the US must be prepared to engage in a military conflict with China over Taiwan, according to Washington news reports that have been given weight by Taipei Times sources.

Robert Gates, who has been nominated to replace US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, presented his assessment of cross-strait tensions in written statements to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Rod Amis - Dec 2, 2006 - 5:52 PM PST
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 by Rod Amis - Oct. 1, 2008

Derivative reporting analyzing statements from various other news sources. Worth reading regarding the presumptive new US Secretary of Defense and the US relationship(s) with both Chinas.

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