US preparing for WAR on China with £1BILLION missiles cache and troops ‘ready for battle’
WAR between the US on China is on the brink of exploding after Donald Trump agreed to send missiles worth £1billion to Taiwan where troops have been told to start “preparing for battle”.
By Joshua Nevett
DailyStar.co.uk
30th June 2017
The US President has infuriated China by signing off a controversial arms package of missile and radar systems valued at around £1billion ($1.4billion).
China’s ambassador to Washington, Cui Tiankai, told the People’s Daily newspaper the sale has “damaged” relations between the two nations.
But Taiwan – a formal US-ally since 1979 – believes the sale is justified due to longstanding fears China may attempt to bring the island under its control by military force.
Relations between the two countries have crashed to an all time low after Beijing-skeptic President Tsai Ing-wen took power last year.
Speaking to new military graduates on Friday, Ing-wen said peace can only be achieved if troops are ready for battle.
He said: “Peace is not a matter of course.
“Only by actively preparing for battle can the battle be stopped. Only with our own strength can peace be maintained.”
Ing-wen, who wants independence from China, has been boosting Taiwan’s defences since taking office as communication with Beijing has broken down.
The Trump administration said the deal with Taiwan – the first under his presidency – will include “seven defence sales”.
These sales include technical support for early warning radar, high speed anti-radiation missiles, torpedoes and missile components.
Trump officials told Congress of its controversial plan to sell arms to the self-ruled island on Thursday.
Earlier this year it emerged that China has parked an arsenal of missiles within strike range of US army bases in Taiwan.
Military analysts revealed US bases in Okinawa are within range of the DF-16 ballistic missiles – which can hit targets with “pinpoint precision” from 1,500km away.
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