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 | A handout photo from Taiwan's defence ministry shows China's deployment of SU-27 fighter jets at a base in Fujian, in southern China, January 19, 2006. Taiwan showed satellite photos for the first time on Thursday to illustrate China's growing military threat to the island, which Beijing views as a renegade province that must be reunited with the mainland, by force if necessary. click to open  |  | Taiwan military spokesman Liu Chih-chien points at satellite photos of China's military bases during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, in Taipei. Taiwan on Thursday showed satellite pictures of military bases in rival China to bolster its case that Beijing is actively preparing for the eventual use of force against the island. At a briefing for reporters, Taiwan's military showed 20 satellite pictures of what it said were sites in China used in war games simulating attacks on the island. click to open |  | A Taiwan soldier stands guard next to a Patriot Advanced Capability-2 anti-missile launcher at the Wanli military base near the northern tip of the island on October 22, 2004. The Taiwan Defense Ministry arranged for reporters to photograph the PAC-2 for the first time, hoping to spur public support for a controversial $18 billion special budget to buy more U.S. weapons, including the advanced PAC-3 anti-missiles, to boost defenses against arch-rival China. click to open |  | A Taiwan soldier on duty at Wanli army base in northern Taiwan October 22, 2004, where the military has deployed eight Patriot Advanced Capability-2 anti-missile launchers. The Taiwan defense ministry arranged for reporters to photograph the PAC-2 for the first time, hoping to spur public support for a controversial $18 billion special budget to buy more U.S. weapons, including the advanced PAC-3 anti-missiles, to boost defenses against arch-rival China. click to open |  | Patriot Advanced Capability-2 anti-missile launchers are positioned at the Wanli military base near the northern tip of the island of Taiwan, October 22, 2004. The Taiwan Defense Ministry arranged for reporters to photograph the PAC-2 for the first time, hoping to spur public support for a controversial $18 billion special budget to buy more U.S. weapons, including the advanced PAC-3 anti-missiles, to boost defenses against arch-rival China. click to open |  | Taiwan soldiers on duty at Wanli army base in northern Taiwan October 22, 2004, where the military has deployed eight Patriot Advanced Capability-2 anti-missile launchers. The Taiwan defense ministry arranged for reporters to photograph the PAC-2 for the first time, hoping to spur public support for a controversial $18 billion special budget to buy more U.S. weapons, including the advanced PAC-3 anti-missiles, to boost defenses against arch-rival China. click to open |  | Taiwan soldiers on duty at Wanli army base in northern Taiwan October 22, 2004, where the military has deployed eight Patriot Advanced Capability-2 anti-missile launchers. The Taiwan defense ministry arranged for reporters to photograph the PAC-2 Missile for the first time, hoping to spur public support for a controversial $18 billion special budget to buy more U.S. weapons, including the advanced PAC-3 anti-missiles, to boost defenses against arch-rival China. click to open |  | A Taiwan Navy sailor aims a small caliber machine gun during maneuvers aboard a Knox class destroyer, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, outside of the southern port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. President Chen Shui-bian canceled live-fire military drills this month _ a move he said was a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with rival China.The annual war games are usually televised and designed to assure the public that the military is ready to fend off a Chinese attack. click to open |  | Taiwan Navy patrol boats maneuver around a Knox class destroyer, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, outside of the southern port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. President Chen Shui-bian canceled live-fire military drills this month - a move he said was a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with rival China.The annual war games are usually televised and designed to assure the public that the military is ready to fend off a Chinese attack. click to open |  | Two F-16 fighter jets display their weapons at Taiwan's Hualien air base, August 17, 2004. Taiwan is holding its annual military drills, which culminate in major joint force exercises on August 25. Arch-foe China has successfully tested a new guided missile that it says is highly accurate, Chinese state media reported, amid simmering tensions with Taiwan. click to open |
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