1. And China should work with Taiwan to reduce tensions so that the Chinese can reverse their recent buildup of missiles on the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan. 2. And it has stepped up its spy patrols off the Chinese coast in recent years, former officials say. 3. And reports continue throughout the region of small groups of PLA soldiers involved in piracy off the Chinese coast and using their privileges for smuggling. 4. Beijing has long regarded the flights of U.S. spy planes, which hug the Chinese coast almost daily on electronic eavesdropping missions, as an affront to Chinese sovereignty. 5. Both the surveillance flights off the Chinese coast and the air interdiction operations to fight drug traffickers have been suspended in the wake of the two incidents. 6. A Pentagon study released last week portrayed a growing threat to Taiwan from a buildup of missiles along the Chinese coast facing Taiwan. 7. A U.S. Navy spy plane on a routine surveillance mission near the Chinese coast collided with a Chinese fighter jet that was closely tailing it on Sunday. 8. But by locating the venture in Shanghai on the central Chinese coast, Tandem hopes to realize much more. 9. China has long regarded the flights of U.S. spy planes, which hug the Chinese coast almost daily on electronic eavesdropping missions, as an affront to Chinese sovereignty. 10. Doolittle said they would put down off the Chinese coast, preferably near a boat with a friendly crew. |
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