China warns U.S. missile defense efforts could ignite arms race

China claims any U.S. effort with Japan to develop a theater missile defense (TMD) system in East Asia could compromise international security and trigger an arms race. Beijing contends in a new white paper, "China's National Defense in 2000," that U.S.-Japanese TMD efforts will extend the offensive...

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