tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post2220120643013271393..comments2023-10-06T18:55:46.317+08:00Comments on That's Impossible! Politics from Taiwan: Wait a second, what?阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-51055548295191444302010-01-17T17:34:26.421+08:002010-01-17T17:34:26.421+08:00International politics remind me of kindergarten.International politics remind me of kindergarten.Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102533726798834757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-55866854744053615842010-01-13T09:33:29.247+08:002010-01-13T09:33:29.247+08:00A Pentagon spokesperson has confirmed that the tes...A Pentagon spokesperson has confirmed that the test was successful. The Chinese media is having a field day with this. <br /><br />Despite the media hype, the Pentagon is claiming that this is not retaliation over the sale of missiles to Taiwan. So is Yu Wanli, a professor at Peking University's Centre for International and Strategic Studies.<br /><br />These tests supposedly take a very long time to prepare for, meaning that preparations were probably being made before the announcement of the missile sale to Taiwan was made. The timing just allows the media to hype up the issue, and with the Chinese government wanting to maximize coverage of their rising influence and already peeved over arms sales, they are only too happy to allow speculation to go in this direction.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-4268019061954703722010-01-13T03:52:39.119+08:002010-01-13T03:52:39.119+08:00A story on the same topic in the January 13, 2010 ...<a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2010/01/13/2003463393" title="'Beijing tests missile defense system'" rel="nofollow">A story on the same topic</a> in the January 13, 2010 edition of the <i>Taipei Times</i> has the money quote from Defense News Asia Bureau Chief Wendell Minnick down at the very bottom:<br />- - -<br /><i>It’s China aiming missiles at Taiwan, not vice versa</i><br>- - -<br /><br /><a href="http://taiwanmatters.blogspot.com/" title="Taiwan Matters!" rel="nofollow">Tim Maddog</a>Tim Maddoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943522529132663780noreply@blogger.com