【10.8.2 海峡时报（新加坡）】China, Taiwan far from trust

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BEIJING - CHINA and Taiwan have a 'long way to go' to build up military trust, state media said on Monday, after Beijing reportedly offered to consider removing its missiles pointed at the self-ruled island.

Defence ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said on Friday that Beijing would agree to talks with Taiwan on military security 'at a proper time' with an eye on trust-building, according to an official press conference transcript.

'This can be pushed forward step-by-step - first on easy issues, and then hard ones,' he said. The spokesman was quoted by the Nanfang Daily as saying after the formal briefing that the issue of China's missile deployment could be included in the future talks.

Mr Geng however cautioned that such an offer was conditional on Taiwan's acceptance of the 'one-China principle'. Beijing sees the island as part of its territory awaiting reunification, by force if necessary.

Taipei - for which the 'one-China principle' means surrendering its sovereignty to Beijing - rejected the suggestion, with Premier Wu Den Yih quoted in the press as saying: 'We cannot possibly agree to what he said.' Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has repeatedly urged Beijing to remove ballistic missiles aimed at the island, insisting Taipei is unlikely to conduct talks on political relations under the perceived military threat from Beijing.

China's Global Times - which is published by the Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily - said in an editoral Monday that Taiwan's reaction was 'not completely surprising'. 'When it comes to building military trust, the sombre reality is that there is still a long way to go,' the newspaper said. -- AFP

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