by Patrick J. Buchanan – February 12, 1999

Is China preparing for a clash with the United States over Taiwan? What other explanation is there for the ominous moves China is making on the far side of the Taiwan Strait?

On Jan. 26, The Washington Times reported that Beijing had conducted mock missile strikes on U.S. bases in Korea and Japan, using road-mobile CSS-5 missiles with a range of 1,300 miles and silo-based CSS-2 missiles with a range of 1,900 miles.