| | TECRO: Taiwan's chief representative office in the United States, Washington DC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | President Chen Shui-bian said July 21st that the U.S. Defense Department’s 2005 China Military Power Report to Congress shows that the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) rapid military build-up has been far from peaceful. |
 | | However, despite the ever-growing military threat posed by the PRC, Chairman Wu said that Taiwan remains committed to long-term peace and stable development. |
 | | Released on July 18th, the Pentagon’s report to the U.S. Congress on the PRC’s military capabilities evaluates a number of issues, including trends in the PRC’s force modernization program, military strategy and doctrine, security in the Taiwan Strait, and explores the resources the PRC uses in its military build-up. |
| www.tecro.org /content.php?section=press/center/072005 (316 words) |