They are now arming themselves with offensive weapons, instead of just the defensive weapons they have been using in the past.
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China still regards self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and sometimes threatens to attack it. Taipei says Beijing has aimed 988 missiles at the island, which lies 160 km (99 miles) off the Chinese coast.
Taiwan last month said for the first time it would fire missiles at Chinese airfields and missile launch sites if China attacked. Previous plans were mostly defensive.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNe...S&pageNumber=1
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China seems really pissed off about this. The US is "officially" opposed to the build up, but we're not taking any action to stop them. Its almost like we are protesting sarcastically.
I love it of course. Armed democracies are never a bad thing.