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Taiwan: Cruise Missiles and Warming Relations with China
Oct 28, 2008 | 19:30 GMT
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Summary
Taiwan has begun the production of some 300 cruise missiles capable of reaching deep into southeastern China, a Taiwanese newspaper reported Oct. 27. But this “leak” might have more to do with warming relations between the two Chinas than it might seem.