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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Stephen Chen, U.S. Tipped off on Missile Test, Says WikiLeaks; Washington
warned allies of SC-19 interceptor's secret flight after receiving details
from intelligence network on mainland, leaked diplomatic cable shows. South
China Morning Post (SCMP), Aug 29, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d
3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6663f956bb012
310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News
Quote:
"Xu Guangyu , a retired PLA general and a researcher with the China Arms
Control and Disarmament Association, said the cable, if authentic, indicated
the possibility that US intelligence had reached into the heart of the
Chinese government or military, or both.
"He said that if China could no longer keep secret its missile launches, it
would not be able to launch a surprise attack on the US.
My comment:
(a) This is the same cables Daily Telegraph (London) reported earlier:
Tim Ross, Holly Watt and Christopher Hope, WikiLeaks: US and China in
Military Standoff Over Space Missiles; The United States threatened to take
military action against China during a secret "star wars" arms race within
the past few years. Feb 2, 2011.
(b) In other words, the only news in SCMP is the quotation of General Xu.
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(1) 美智库：美尚未决定是否售台F16C/D. VOA Chinese, Aug 30, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110830-taiwan-regional-security-128660573.html
My comment:
(a) Abraham M Denmark
http://www.cnas.org/node/850
("Mr. Denmark is a Fellow with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
, where he directs the Asia-Pacific Security Program * * * Prior to joining
CNAS, Mr. Denmark was Country Director for China Affairs in the Office of
the Secretary of Defense")
That is Secretary of Defense Robert M Gates.
(b) Even if US has made the decision, US might not tell him truthfully.
(c) The full title of the conferene is 建國一百年區域安全國防論壇, held on
Aug 30 and 31, 2011.
(2) 人民币汇率再创新高. VOA Chinese, Aug 29, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110829-Chinas-Yuan-Up-to-New-Height-128613123.html
Quote:
"进入8月后，中国人民币升值幅度明显加快，并在日前创下汇改以来的新高。专家说，
对抗通胀和加速人民币国际化进程是中国政府允许人民加快升值的主要考虑。中国外汇
交易中心发布的数据显示，8月29日，银行间外汇市场美元对人民币汇率中间价为1美元
兑6.3883元人民币。
"在汇改后的6年时间里，人民币兑美元累计升值幅度接近30%。进入2011年后，人民币
升值幅度约为3.3%。其中1至7月升幅约为2.3%，而在8月则跃升近1%，升值加速趋势明
显。业界普遍认为，居高不下的通胀压力是中国货币当局允许人民币近期加快升值的主
要原因。
(3) 台湾人？中国人？全美23万人自认台湾人. VOA Chinese, Aug 29, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110829-TAIWANESE-US-CENSUS-128613493.html
Quote:
"美国2010年人口普查结果出炉，全美自认为是台湾人的人数为23万人，比上1次2000年
人口普查的结果多出14万5千人，成长幅度显著。
"推动在美国人口 普查中列入台湾人项目的台美公民协会(Taiwanese American
Citizens League)过去20年来，一直努力推动在人口普查表中，将台湾人另外列出一个
可勾选栏目，以便正确统计全美国的台湾人口。对于2010年人口普查的结果，台美公民
协会全美主席林君威(Ben Ling)在接受美国之音采访时说，虽然有些许的失望，但也并
不意外。林君威说：'至少有1点可以确定的，是我们把人数提高了，不过我们仍然认为
这个数字并不正确。我们仍然认为不是所有人都知道他们可以有不同的选项。依据我们
自己的估计，以及2000年时的人口普查结果，我本来预期结果应该会接近50万人。'
"在人口普查局的同一个统计中，全美国自认为是中国人(不包括台湾人)的人数大约是
380万人
My comment:
(a) I can not find the page in www.census.gov.
(b) Full disclosure: Having heard the appeal prior to the 2000 census, I
wrote down "Taiwanese" in both 2000 and 201o censuses.
(4) 金门240榴炮，三年未实弹演练. VOA Chinese, Aug 29, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110829-kinmen-taiwan-128578793.html
("金门炮战结束后，美军在1959年将10门240榴炮从琉球基地运往金门 * * * 美造M1式
240公厘")
Note: 240 mm howitzer M1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/240_mm_howitzer_M1
(table: In service 1943–present; Used by USA, UK and ROC; Wars World War
II and Korean War;
Production history Designed 1940–1943, Produced 1944–1945; Number built
315 manufactured by 1945)
(5) Eli Lake, Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ Missile Defense System Hits 85% of
Targets. Washington Times, Aug 29, 2011
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/29
/iron-dome-scores-political-hits/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS
(an 85 percent success rate in knocking out rockets; "One criticism of Iron
Dome is that it costs about $100,000 to fire an interceptor, compared with
the cost of about $1,000 for Palestinians to fire a [Russian made] Qassam
rocket")
(6) 陈晓星，南海轶闻 (看台絮语). 人民日报海外版, Aug 9, 2011 (title in print
)
http://tw.people.com.cn/GB/14811/14871/15360308.html
("这些轶闻均未得证实") |
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