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handle is hein.crs/crsahaj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS20031 Updated March 17, 1999 China and U.S. Missile Defense Proposals: Reactions and Implications Robert Sutter Senior Specialist Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Chinese government has strongly criticized U.S. announcements that it will develop or assist in deploying missile defense systems involving cooperation with U.S. allies in East Asia, and reports of such possible U.S. cooperation with Taiwan. For those in the United States, the U.S. plans have many perceived disadvantages and advantages;' the latter include notably providing degrees of protection for the United States and its allies against ballistic missile attack. Many in China believe that proposed U.S. development and deployment of ballistic missile defenses at home and in East Asia pose potentially serious complications for China's ability to use its nuclear weapons to deter possible U.S. pressure and aggression, and to use Chinese ballistic missile capability to exert leverage over Japan, Taiwan, and others in East Asia. Beijing's options include using political means to curb U.S. efforts or to seek reassurances from the United States; military options include increasing the number of Chinese missiles and warheads, and using force to intimidate Taiwan from developing a viable missile defense system. Though the U.S. government may attempt to reassure China that it is not the target of the new systems, initial Chinese reactions suggest that the United States may face serious difficulties with China if on balance it sees U.S. interests well served by current plans and goes ahead with them, and especially if it supports ballistic missile defense efforts in Taiwan. This report will be updated periodically. Introduction The Chinese government has strongly criticized U.S. announcements that it will develop or assist in deploying missile defense systems involving cooperation with U.S. 1 In March 1999, legislation favoring a national missile defense for the United States (S. 257 and H.R. 4) received close congressional attention. For a review of the arguments about these systems, see National Missile Defense, by Steven Hildreth, CRS Report 96-441; and Theater Air and Missile Defense, by Robert Shuey, CRS Issue Brief 98028. See also Ballistic Missile Defenses, CRS Info Pack IP496. Congressional Research Service + The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web

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