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SARS a Chinese weapon: Taiwan official




Topic started on 7-10-2008 @ 04:07 AM by Kryties


SARS a Chinese weapon: Taiwan official


news.smh.com.au

Taiwan's top national security chief was forced to apologise after suggesting the deadly SARS virus could have been developed in Chinese laboratories as a bio-weapon.

Tsai stirred up controversy on Monday after telling lawmakers that Taiwan had intelligence linking the SARS virus to research done in Chinese labs.
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reply posted on 7-10-2008 @ 04:07 AM by Kryties


"The bureau listed it as a biochemical warfare agent. We have certain evidence and we have asked UN experts to look into this and that there are some areas involving China," Tsai said.

The pro-independence opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) urged the government to disclose the relevant intelligence information and demand an explanation from Beijing.


Could this be true? Or could this just be another sucker-punch to the Chinese given that Taiwan has been a breakaway territory since a civil war in 1949? The Taiwanese National Security Bureau claim they have evidence to support this. If this is true this could have resounding consequences for the Chinese.

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reply posted on 7-10-2008 @ 04:12 AM by leearco


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Could be that he let it slip knowing full well he would have to retract it, but by then the damage was done and the info. was out?
Its a pretty big statement, only to have to take it back.



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reply posted on 7-10-2008 @ 04:15 AM by Kryties


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National Security Bureau director Tsai Chao-ming "expresses his sincere apology that his gaffe ... has caused misunderstanding and concerns," the bureau said in a statement.


They are saying they have the evidence, the reason the official apologised apparently is because of 'misunderstanding and concerns' over the reasoning behind making that statement.



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reply posted on 7-10-2008 @ 04:25 AM by leearco


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I re-read it and see what you mean now.
Interesting to see what happens with this



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