China paper questions motive behind missile misfiring that killed 1

The China Post
Date: July 3, 2016
By: The China Post news staff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The misfiring of a missile by Taiwan’s Navy seems to be showing that President Tsai Ing-wen is speeding up the island’s military preparation for battle against China, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organ claimed Saturday.

An editorial carried by the Chinese version of the Global Times said it was “very shocking” that Taiwan’s military readiness has been raised to a level where a “killer”-class missile could be easily “misfired.”

This “misfired” missile seemingly has at least sent out such a message: Taiwan’s military, since Tsai Ing-wen took office, has been fast speeding up its military readiness for battle targeting the People’s Liberation Army (of China),” said the Global Times editorial.

“And this has something to do with Tsai Ing-wen’s cross-strait political agenda,” said the editorial. Global Times is under the CCP’s organ, People’s Daily.     [FULL  STORY]

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