美防长称赞中国就对台军售做出“专业性”反应

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VOA Chinese, Oct 23, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... HINA-132401113.html
("在印度尼西亚巴厘岛上举行的记者会上说 * * * '我想，他们以专业和外交的手段处理，我们对这一点表示感谢'”)


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(1) 李克强出访朝韩 学者称中国不愿朝鲜垮掉. VOA Chinese, Oct 23, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... reas-132403303.html

(2) 走访澎湖的巡防舰和海龙蛙兵. VOA Chinese, Oct 22, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... tary-132390673.html

Note:
(a) For 子仪, see Cheng Kung class frigate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Kung_class_frigate
(built in Taiwan by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan 台灣國際造船, formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation 中國造船; based upon the US Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates; In commission  1993- ; homeport for all in the class:  Pescadores 澎湖; one is ROCS Tzu I 子儀, PFG-1107 [named after Kuo Tzu-I (郭子儀) (697 - 781), a Tang general 平安史之亂 and repelled invasion by Uighurs 回鶻/回紇 and Tibetans in a nation then known as Tubo 吐蕃 (now Tibet))
(b) 江啟臣 東吳大學政治學系副教授; 新聞局長 (2010-2011, resigned to run in January 2011 Legislature election)
http://ctl.scu.edu.tw/scutwebpub/website/index2.asp?Unit_ID=298
(c) For ARB (on the back of a frogman's T shirt), see Wendell Minnick, The Year to Fear for Taiwan: 2006. Asia Times Online, Apr 10, 2004
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FD10Ad02.html
("Taiwan also has some noteworthy smaller commando units. There are two Marine Corps units: the Amphibious Reconnaissance Patrol (ARP) and the Special Services Company (SSC). The army also has two: the 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) or 'Army Frogmen', and the Airborne Special Services Company (ASSC). The ASSC is a new unit modeled after the US Delta Force. ASSC recruits from the 862nd and performs counter-terrorism and other special missions. The question of whether these forces could, or would, be moved into the conflict area in time is another matter.")

(3) 茉莉花革命后突尼斯举行首次选举. BBC Chinese, Oct 23, 2011.

(4) 苏格兰国家党拟出独立“路线图.” VOA Chinese, Oct 23, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... pendence_plan.shtml

Note: Scottish National Party (SNP), whose Leader is Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond MSP, where MSP stands for Member of the Scottish Parliament.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Salmond

(5) Dutch WW II sub found near Borneo. Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Oct 23, 2011.
http://www.rnw.nl/english/bullet ... b-found-near-borneo

Note: In English HNLMS stands for His/Her Dutch Majesty's Ship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/htt ... ch_Majesty%27s_Ship
(His Netherlands Majesty's Ship (acronym: HNLMS) is an incorrect, but common, English translation of the ship prefix of the Royal Netherlands Navy--because Dutch warship prefix, when a queen rules, is Harer Majesteits (literally "Her majesty's" in English), abbreviated as Hr.Ms. For example, "Hr.Ms. Tromp" translates to "Her Majesty's Tromp" and not "Her Majesty's Ship Tromp.")

(a) The monarch is the head of state, at present Queen Beatrix (1938- ; reign 1980- ).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
(b) Her two predecessors are also women: Queen Juliana (1909-2004; reign 1948-1980) and Queen Wilhelmina (1880-1962; reign 1890-1948)--because Queen is the oldest of the two daughters and Queens Juliana and Wilhelmina were the only child.

(6) Behind The Iron Mask In China. Strategy Page, Oct 23, 2011.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20111023.aspx

Quote:

"Military corruption is an ancient Chinese custom, and accounts for most of the poor military performance in the past.

"But this [military corruption] is the reason why so many military weapons and equipment development projects have failed. It's not just the inability of the scientists to do what was asked of them, there was outright lying, fraud and theft involved. Thus the eagerness to buy, or steal, foreign military technology.

"The corruption in the military has been the main reason why all the money spent on the military in the last decade has not had a bigger impact on Chinese combat capabilities. Taiwan apparently realizes that corruption in the Chinese military is the best way to protect Taiwan from invasion. Some corruption deals in the Chinese military have involved Taiwanese interests making payoffs.