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MAC calls drills `preparations for war'

The Chinese-Russian military exercises were clearly preparation for a possible war in the Taiwan Strait, Mainland Council Affairs Chairman Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said yesterday.

Speaking in response to questions from reporters, Wu said the kinds of exercises carried out in the war games were proof of his claim.

"With the Chinese government taking an increasingly hard line against Taiwan and concealing its intentions from the public, these strongarm tactics are posing an increasingly grave challenge to the nation," he said.

Wu said Chinese President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) was using different tactics at different times.

"While the `soft strategies' it has adopted are much softer than before, the `hard strategies' it has adopted are much harder," he said.

He said it was worth noting that the Chinese government tended to make verbal offers to Taiwanese and then delay putting them into effect.

Wu cited China's offer to charge visiting Taiwanese students the same course fees as Chinese nationals, saying that this was aimed at attracting Taiwan's better students and negatively influencing the nation's education system.

"The offer is an example of China's implementation of its `one China' principle, which will result in division among Taiwanese people. This is a serious problem that Taiwan must look at very closely," Wu said.

He also reminded local governments sending delegations to China that they should not engage in agricultural exchanges, as this might lead to the theft of Taiwanese agricultural technology, and thus risk Taiwan's competitive edge in the global market.
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