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Taiwan to aim 50 medium-range missiles at China: report
Taipei (AFP) March 18, 2013
Taiwan is set to produce 50 medium-range missiles next year that will target military bases in southeast China, a media report said on Monday. The article came after former defence minister Michael Tsai revealed in a recently published book that the island successfully created medium-range guided missiles that could be used against rival China back in 2008. The "Yun Feng" (Cloud Peak) missile has been developed by the state-run Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology and each has a range ... read more

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