Arms sale sours ties
Despite Beijing’s repeated protests and warnings of serious consequences for Sino-US relations, Washington, as always, went its own way over the weekend and gave the nod to a massive arms sale package to Taiwan.
Agreement an attempt to slow cross-Straits ties
The United States arms sale to Taiwan is an attempt to slam the brakes on the rapidly warming cross-Straits ties, experts say.
Commentary: Arms sale jeopardizes overall China-US co-op
Ignoring repeated solemn representations made by China, the US government on Friday notified Congress of its nearly $6.4 billion arms sale package to Taiwan.
U.S. Deal With Taiwan Has China Retaliating (Updated)
The Chinese government has reacted quickly to an announcement from the Obama administration of a $6 billion arms sale to Taiwan. From the New York Times:
The Chinese government announced late Saturday an unusually broad series of retaliatory measures…
China fumes at US arms sale to Taiwan
Tensions rise as Bejing halts military exchange with WashingtonChina and the US are set for renewed confrontation after Beijing warned of serious repercussions following Washington’s announcement of a $6.4bn (£4bn) arms deal with Taiwan.Sanctions were imposed on US companies involved in the deal, and in one of a flurry of unsually strong statements condemning the [...]
China to punish US companies for arms sales
Foreign ministry announced Saturday on its website that China will impose sanctions on those companies that involved in the US arms sale to Taiwan.
China retaliates over US arms sales to Taiwan
Beijing says it will suspend military exchanges with the US and impose sanctions on arms companiesThe Chinese government has announced retaliatory measures over a planned sale of advanced US weaponry to Taiwan.China’s defence ministry said it would suspend military exchanges with the US, impose sanctions on companies selling arms to Taiwan and review wider co-operation [...]
Chinese company pre-emptively clones iPad
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The unveiling of Apple’s iPad tablet computer was one of the most anticipated technology events in recent years, but a similar looking device has been on sale in China for nearly six months.
China warns US over planned $6.3bn arms sale to Taiwan
Deal threatens to worsen a relationship already strained by American attacks on Chinese censorship of the internetThe Chinese government has warned that a planned sale of advanced US weaponry to Taiwan threatens to strain a relationship already troubled by disputes about internet censorship.The US military yesterday announced plans for a $6.3bn (£4bn) arms sale [...]
US Announces $6B Arms Sale to Taiwan
President Obama has approved a new arms package for Taiwan, AP reports:
In a move sure to aggravate China, the Obama administration announced on Friday plans for more than $6 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island the Chinese claim…