China made easy: Tourism highlights Aug 9, 2008
Nearby excursions include the awesome Buddhist sculptures in the Yungang Grottoes and the Hanging Temple of Mount Hengshan, which clings precipitously to the side of a cliff. Not far away are some especially beautiful eroded mud-brick ruins of the Great Wall. (CNN -- Travel)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jun 27, 2008
Ma arrived at the militarys Hengshan Headquarters (s) in Dazhi at around 10am to observe a war game simulating a Chinese military strike against Taiwan in 2009 with the Taiwanese Air Force and Navy both suffering defeats on the first day of hostilities. The Ministry of National Defense said that the full-scale military exercises, which will include the Air Force, the Army, the Navy and the Marines, will be held sometime in September. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Report offers no grounds for military complacency Sep 25, 2007
A Taiwanese assessment says the sequence of a PLA attack on Taiwan would be in order: Governmental and military centers, including the Presidential Office and the Cabinet; then important military nodes, including the Ministry of National Defense, the General Staff Headquarters, the headquarters of various army units, and the Hengshan (s) command post; third, radar stations and important communication centers; next, air force bases, especially the deployment bases of Taiwan's new-generation... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Forum paints rosy economic picture Jul 30, 2007
"I personally believe that the process should be one that moral standards should be redefined and elevated," Fan Hengshan, director of regional development department under National Development and Reform Commission, said. Yi Gang, assistant governor of People's Bank of China, proposed that China should continue its "put-people-first" approach to tackling long-term challenges. (Xinhuanet, China)
