Monday, April 05, 2010
Taiwan's F-16 bid faces more delays
Washington may further delay the sale of F-16s to Taiwan as Chinese President Hu Jintao is expected to visit the United States this month.
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Growing pressure on Obama to sell F-16s to Taiwan
Many U.S. lawmakers are asking U.S. President Barack Obama to approve Taiwan's request for 66 F-16C/Ds.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
More F-16s for Taiwan unlikely to be helpful
DoD Buzz cites a RAND report from last year on Taiwan's air power. RAND concluded that even if Taiwan has newer F-16s, the island is unlikely to tilt the military balance to its favor.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
China warns U.S. not to sell F-16s to Taiwan
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said his country is firmly opposed to U.S. sales of weapons to Taiwan, including F-16s.
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010
One PLAAF Su-30MKK = 2.8 RoCAF Mirage 2000
Taiwan's Liberty Times newspaper said Monday that a leaked Taiwan ministry of defense report found China's Su-30 fighters have an edge over most of Taiwan's fighters.
The report added that only the F-16A/B could draw level with China's best fighters.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
DIA assessment points to F-16C/Ds for Taiwan
A U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment seems to suggest that Taiwan needs to buy F-16C/Ds to shore up its air defenses, Defense News reports.
The report said Taiwan has insufficient number of operational fighters that can fend off threats from China.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Taiwan still wants F-16s and submarines
Taiwan has refuted a report saying that the island will not seek to buy submarines from the United States.
Taiwan's defence ministry spokesman Yu Sy-tue told AFP that the country is seeking both submarines and F-16s.
Reuters had reported earlier that the island had dropped its demands for submarines but will seek to buy F-16C/Ds.
Sources
Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source
Taiwan insists submarines, jets still on arms agenda
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Monday, February 01, 2010
Taiwan Premier: F-16C/D purchase still on
Premier Wu Den-yih said Sunday that the exclusion of F-16C/D jets from the recently announced arms deal by Washington did not mean that those purchases would not go ahead.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Obama ready to sell Black Hawks and PAC3 to Taiwan
The Obama administration is ready to sell a new arms package which includes Black Hawk helicopters and PAC3 missile systems.
However, Taiwan's request for F-16C/Ds is deem too provocative to China and left out.
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Monday, January 04, 2010
U.S.-Taiwan Business Council wants Obama to clear F-16 sale to Taiwan
The president of the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council is accusing U.S. President Barack Obama of compromising Taiwan's security by not selling F-16s to the island.
"If the Obama administration balks at providing replacement F-16 fighters to Taiwan, China will have won a major victory in the Taiwan Strait without firing a shot," the council president said. The updating of Taiwan's F-16 fleet was a "material response" to Beijing's own fighter modernization, he added.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Think tank says Taiwan should develop asymmetric capabilities instead of buying F-16s
The Center for a New American Security has suggested that Taiwan build up its asymmetrical capabilities to deal with the PLAAF instead of buying more F-16s.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Obama administration will proceed with arms sales to Taiwan despite recent protests from China
The de facto American ambassador to Taiwan says the Obama administration will proceed with arms sales to the island despite recent protests from China officials.
Raymond Burghardt added that Taiwan's request for F-16s was "under study."
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
American official: Taiwan needs to be patient on F-16 deal
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman Raymond F. Burghardt said Taipei should be patient while waiting for Washington's decision to sell F-16 fighters.
"No-one has ever rejected the idea of selling F-16s to Taiwan, nor has there ever been a formal decision that yes, we will do so. So we will see, " said Burghardt.
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
White House official: U.S. policy on arms sales to Taiwan has not changed
Jeff Bader, the East Asia director on the White House's National Security Council, said U.S. President Barack Obama's policy on arms sale to Taiwan has not changed.
Bader assured Taiwan that the current administration will continue to provide defensive weapons to the island.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Taiwan says U.S. stalling on F-16 sale because of China
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday that Washington is stalling on the decision to sell F-16s to Taiwan because of displeasure from China.
"We still hope to acquire F-16 jet fighters to replace the ageing fighters we have, but so far we haven't received a positive answer from the United States, partly because of the opposition from the Chinese," Ma told reporters.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Taiwan Deputy Defense Minister in U.S, will press for F-16s
A Taiwanese military delegation lead by Deputy Defence Minister Chaou Shih-chang is in Virginia US-Taiwan Defence Industry Conference 2009, an official told AFP that the island will use the opportunity to buy more F-16s.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
U.S. Congresswoman to push for F-16 sale to Taiwan
U.S. President Barack Obama will be expecting a letter soon from U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley asking him to approve the sale of F-16C/D fighters to Taiwan.
Speaking at a conference, Berkley said that she was "going to make sure" that the Obama administration acted on the issue.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
U.S. to consider F-16 sale to Taiwan after key officials settled in
The de facto U.S. ambassador in Taiwan said Friday the Obama administration will consider the sale of F-16s after key officials settle down on their jobs.
Stephen Young of the American Institute in Taiwan said the deal is being looked into by Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, National Security adviser Jeffrey Bader, and Assistant Secretary of Defense Wallace Gregson.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
U.S. and Chinese officials meet, Taiwan F-16 could be on agenda
At separate meetings in Washington and Beijing yesterday, Chinese and U.S. officials meet to discuss issues and sale of F-16s to Taiwan could be on the agenda.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Taiwan needs F-16 MUL and new jets
Responding to a Defense Week report that Taipei has to choose between upgrading its F-16A/Bs or buying new F-16C/Ds, Defense Minister Chen Chao-min said both projects are needed by Taiwan.
"I have not heard any talks from the U.S. side about this," said Chen.
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
F-16 sale to Taiwan could be imminent
The Obama administration could be close to approving a deal to sell F-16C/D fighters to Taiwan as an official from Mainland China is expected to visit Washington soon for talks on arms sale to Tawian.
Taipei Times reported that China's Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi will visit next week and both the U.S. State Department and the Chinese embassy are refusing to confirm the visit.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Taiwan's F-16A/B could get MLU
Taiwan is studying the possibility of upgrading its F-16A/Bs while waiting for Washington to approve the sale of F-16C/Ds.
The modernization package includes new APG-68(V)9 radar; upgrading the modular mission computer to the MMC-7000; and adding new color multifunction displays, the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System, AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, a new internal electronic countermeasures jammer and advanced targeting pods.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Taiwan President phones American lawmakers, asks for F-16s
While transiting in Los Angeles, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou telephoned several American lawmakers including Senator John McCain requesting the sale of F-16C/Ds to the island.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Taiwan to reach consensus with US before issuing request for F-16s
Taiwan's Vice Defense Minister Chang Liang-jen told lawmakers that Taipei will try to reach a consensus with Washington before issuing a new request to buy 66 F-16C/D fighters.
Defense officials added that Taiwan may choose to upgrade its 150 F-16A/B fighters if the deal doesn't work out in the near future.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Taiwan's President urges U.S. to sell F-16Cs to island
Speaking via teleconferencing with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday called on the United States to supply advanced weapons such as the F-16C to the island.
"The delicate balance of the status quo is being shaken by the gross military imbalances across the (Taiwan) Strait. Therefore, I urge the United States to not hesitate to provide Taiwan with the necessary defensive arms as stipulated in the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) , " Ma said in a forum on the TRA.
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Taiwan's shopping list for Obama includes F-16s
Taiwan is again seeking to buy F-16C/D fighters in its arms shopping list that the Obama administration will handle for the first time.
Taipei's de facto embassy in Washington said the RoCAF's F-5 fighters are too old and parts are hard to come by.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Taiwan not getting F-16C/Ds
Washington has decided not to sell F-16C/Ds to Taiwan for fear of upsetting China, Taiwan's parliament speaker said on Tuesday.
Wang Jin-pyng said the Bush administration declined the purchase last year and it is unlikely that the sale could be approved this year.
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Taiwan sends official to discuss F-16 sale with Obama team
An official from Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense was recently sent to Washington D.C. to discuss the sale of F-16C/D fighters with incoming U.S. President Barack Obama's team.
The article says Taiwan has information that China will complete its first aircraft carrier in 2015 and the F-16s and 8 submarines are needed to counter the carrier.
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
McCain Presses Bush To Sell F-16s To Taiwan
Republican presidential candidate John McCain wants the Bush administration to sell F-16 fighters that Taiwan has requested.
"The package will not include submarines or new F-16 aircraft. I urge the administration to reconsider this decision, in light of its previous commitment to provide submarines and America's previous sales of F-16s," McCain said in a statement.
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Taiwan don't need F-16C/D
A retired Taiwanese military officer has come forward to say that Taiwan should buy the F-35 instead of F-16C/Ds.
Huang Yi Shao said pilot shortages in the Air Force meant that not all 66 fighters being sought can be flown all together as well.
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Taiwan F-16 sale not frozen
American officials from the State and Defense Department has assured Parliament Speaker Wang Jin-pyng that there is no freeze in arms sales to Taiwan.
Wang said the sales are still being reviewed by various U.S. agencies for their approval but he urged them to speed up the process.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Taiwan gives up on F-16C/D
A Taiwan official said the government has decided not to buy 66 F-16C/Ds from United States for the moment.
"We are concentrating on the more basic, less controversial stuff right now," he said.
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Friday, July 18, 2008
Arms freeze for Taiwan
Admiral Timothy Keating, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, has confirmed that Washington has imposed an arms freeze on Taiwan.
Keating said officials "have reconciled Taiwan's current military posture, China's current military posture and strategy that indicates there is no pressing, compelling need for at this moment arms sales to Taiwan of the systems that we're talking about."
This confirms Taiwan's complains that Washington is refusing to sell 66 F-16C/D fighters to the island.
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Top U.S. Officials Stalling Taiwan Arms Package
Washington Post cited unnamed sources saying Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley have frozen a $11 billion arms deal for Taiwan.
The paper said Taiwan's government had privately urged Washington not to send any formal notification to Congress while it hold talks with China this week.
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Taiwan urges U.S. to sell it F-16 jets
The outgoing head of Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington urged the United States on Tuesday to clear the sale of 66 F-16C/D fighters to the island.
"We believe that Taiwan's acquisition of additional F-16s ... will do much to enhance Taiwan's air defense and at the same time improve stability across the Taiwan Strait," Joseph Wu told Reuters in an emailed reply to a query.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
U.S. Freezes $12B in Arms Sales to Taiwan
The Bush Administration has freeze arms notification to Congress of 30 Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters, 60 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, four Raytheon Patriot PAC-3 air defense missile batteries and 66 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50/52 fighters to Taiwan.
However it is not clear if the freeze will extend till the August Olympics or until a new U.S. President takes over.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
對美軍購轉向 潛艦未必會買
In his first address, Taiwan's new Defense Minister Chen Chao-min stressed that its necessary for the island to buy new F-16C/D fighters from United States.
Chen said the F-5 Tigers are getting old and the IDF has limited capabilities.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Experts divided over Taiwan F-16 sale
U.S. foreign policy experts are divided on when to sell 66 F-16C/D fighters to Taiwan at a recent panel discussion.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Taiwan "ready to buy 60 warplanes from the US"
A Taiwanese lawmaker has refuted a news report that a senior U.S. official will travel to Taiwan to persuade incoming President Ma Ying-jeou to approve the purchase of F-16C/D fighter jets.
Lin Yu-fang, a member of the parliament's defence committee, said Taiwan is ready and will pass the budget once Washington approves the sale.
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Taiwan "ready to buy 60 warplanes from the US"
林郁方：F16預算早通過 馬上就可購買
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
作為F-16C/D服役前過渡機種 IDF升級計畫不受影響
The upgrade of IDF fighters to F-CK-1C/D standard will still be needed even if Washington approves the sale of F-16C/Ds to Taiwan.
AIDC is expected to upgrade eight aircraft next year.
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Taiwan looks forward to buying fighters from U.S.
Taiwan's Deputy Defense Minister Ko Cheng-heng said the military are looking forward to purchasing 66 F-16 C/D fighters from the United States while Air Force Chief of Staff Major General Liu Chen-wu said the deal could be approved as early as June.
Liu was speaking to the legislature’s Diplomacy and National Defense Committee on Monday.
Sources
Taiwan looks forward to buying fighters from U.S.
US could be ready to sell F-16s to Taiwan: official
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Taiwan's Ma backs buying new fighter jets from US
Taiwan's new President Ma Ying- jeou said Saturday before he won the election, that he supports the purchase of new F-16C/Ds.
'I support buying F-16 C/Ds because the F-16 A/Bs we bought are out of date,' Ma told reporters after casting his vote at a Taipei voting station near his home.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Strengthening Freedom in Asia: A Twenty-First-Century Agenda for the US-Taiwan Partnership
A study by the American Enterprise Institute has criticized the current Bush administration's decision to delay selling F-16C/D fighters to Taiwan.
The report says: "Washington has thus become culpable in an eroding military balance across the Strait, sacrificing long-term interests to short-term emotion."
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Saturday, February 02, 2008
U.S. to wait for Taiwan vote before jet sales possible
A Taiwanese opposition party member told Reuters on Friday that Washington will wait till the March presidential election is over before negotiating the sale of F-16C/Ds to Taiwan.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Taiwan asks US to quickly approve sale of F-16C/D warplanes
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian told visiting U.S. Congressmen that United States should quickly approve the sale of 66 F-16C/D fighters to Taiwan.
'The parliament has already approved the budget for the purchase of the F-16C/D fighter jets. We hope the US government can approve the deal soonest in line with the Taiwan Relations Act,' Chen said.
Sources
三大軍購解套 陳總統呼籲布希總統早日批准F-16C/D售台
Taiwan asks US to quickly approve sale of F-16C/D warplanes
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
Defense minister "optimistic" despite F-16 delay
Taiwan Defense Minister Lee Tien-yu said he is optimistic of getting the F-16C/Ds despite delays from Washington.
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Friday, October 05, 2007
U.S. House pushes for sale of F-16 fighters to Taiwan
The U.S. House of Representatives urged the Bush administration to approve the sale of F-16C/D fighters to Taiwan.
There is an urgency to the sale as Taiwan's lawmakers will withdraw the money allocated for the purchase on Oct. 31 unless Washington provides price and availability data.
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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
US report predicts F-16 sale delay
The Nelson Report, a U.S. daily newspaper, quoted sources close to the Bush administration as saying that the purchase of 66 F-16C/D jet fighters by Taiwan will have to wait.
The sources said that the White House, not the State Department or the Department of Defense, was blocking the deal.
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
Taiwan bill passes US committee
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday overwhelming approved a resolution to push the sale of F-16C/Ds to Taiwan.
The approval sends the measure to the full House, which is expected to take it up soon.
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Friday, September 28, 2007
US House pressures Bush on F-16 sale
U.S. lawmakers setting on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is preparing a resolution asking the Bush Administration to stop blocking the sale of 66 F-16C/D fighter jets to Taiwan.
The resolution will be send to the Full House once its approved by the committee.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
U.S. business group faults Bush on Taiwan F-16 delay
The U.S.-Taiwan Business Council has criticized the Bush administration Friday of jeopardizing Taiwan's security by stalling a potential deal to sell 66 F-16C/D jets.
The business council represents about 100 U.S. companies doing business with Taiwan, including top U.S. military contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon Co.
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Purchase of F-16 fighter jets from US `legitimate': official
Taiwan's Deputy Minister of National Defense Ko Cheng-heng attending the Sixth US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference in Annapolis, Maryland on Monday said Taiwan has "urgent and legitimate" needs to buy F-16C/D fighters.
Ko said Taiwan needs to replace its aging fighters and Taiwan Relations Act stipulates that the US is permitted to provide Taiwan with defense weaponry.
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Sunday, September 09, 2007
President urges approval of US fighter deal
Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian has urged Washington to sell Taiwan advanced F-16 C/D fighter jets as early as possible.
Speaking via videoconference to an audience at a Washington think tank on Thursday, Chen said that Taiwan's legislature had approved the budget for the F-16 procurement plan in the hopes that the US would begin price negotiations for the deal next month.
However the current administration is delaying the issue until Taiwan's presidential election is over next year.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
不爽扁 布希扣住F16軍售案
Taiwan's United Daily News reports that Washington will move ahead and approve the sale of F-16C/Ds to Taiwan after the latter's presidential election next March.
However plans to purchase 22 IDF F-CK-1C/D fighters will still go ahead and 47 F-CK-1A/Bs will be upgraded to C/D standard.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
USA blocks decision on Taiwanese Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter deal
Washington is likely to delay a decision to sell F-16C/Ds to Taiwan until 2008 due to political reasons.
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
KMT says Chen's UN bid has derailed US sales of F-16s
A group of Taiwan opposition lawmakers say President Chen Shui-bian's push for a referendum on the nation's bid to join the U.N. under the name "Taiwan" has derailed the sale of 66 F-16C/Ds.
They told a press conference that the Washington had decided to put off approval of the sale to Taiwan because of the U.N. bid, without giving the source of the information.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Taiwan Pushes for U.S. To Sell It F-16s
China's neighbors could pressurized Washington to sell 66 F-16C/Ds to Taiwan in order to stabilize the region.
However Taiwan may have to give up its development of its Hsiung Feng 2E (Brave Wind) land attack cruise missile in exchange for the fighters.
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Saturday, July 14, 2007
