GEO 436 TAIPEI: China could feel compelled to dismantle the more than 1,000 missiles it has pointed at Taiwan as relations between the rivals improve, the island’’s president said Wednesday. Ma Ying-jeou said the easing of tensions across the 100-mile-(160kilometer-) wide Taiwan Strait makes it increasingly difficult for Beijing to justify its missile posture, particularly with thousands of mainland Chinese tourists arriving in Taiwan every day. Ma spoke at the midpoint of his four-year term, which has been characterized by a rapid expansion of trade and business ties with China, and a growing belief that an eventual peace treaty could be on the agenda if Ma’’s Nationalist Party retains the presidency in2012. “As we try to reduce tensions and improve relations, the closer ties between the two sides will foster peace and prosperity,”” Ma said in Taipei. “This does not accord with the mainland having more than 1,000 missiles pointing at us. The mainlanders could feel this way, and our allies, including the U.S. and Japan, could feel this way too.””
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