Chinese irked by US-Taiwan radar deal
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August 28, 2010, Saturday
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CHINA objected yesterday to a US plan to supply radar equipment to Taiwan's air force.
US State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said earlier this week that the US sale includes "defense services, technical data, and defense articles" for Taiwan's air defense system, and radar equipment for the island's Indigenous Defense Fighter jets.
Crowley did not put a monetary figure on the deal or identify the American companies involved.
China opposes any military sales to Taiwan as interference in its internal affairs, and the issue has often strained US-China relations.
"China resolutely opposes the United States selling weapons and relevant technical assistance to Taiwan," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said.
"We urge the United States to put an end to arms sales to Taiwan and military ties with Taiwan to avoid causing new harm to Sino-US relations."
Earlier this year, China suspended defense exchanges with the US after Washington announced it would make available to Taiwan a US$6.4 billion weapons package.
The Indigenous Defense Fighter at the center of the new radar deal is widely regarded as a relatively unsophisticated aircraft, incapable of holding its own against the fourth-generation fighters now in the possession of the People's Liberation Army air force.
US State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said earlier this week that the US sale includes "defense services, technical data, and defense articles" for Taiwan's air defense system, and radar equipment for the island's Indigenous Defense Fighter jets.
Crowley did not put a monetary figure on the deal or identify the American companies involved.
China opposes any military sales to Taiwan as interference in its internal affairs, and the issue has often strained US-China relations.
"China resolutely opposes the United States selling weapons and relevant technical assistance to Taiwan," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said.
"We urge the United States to put an end to arms sales to Taiwan and military ties with Taiwan to avoid causing new harm to Sino-US relations."
Earlier this year, China suspended defense exchanges with the US after Washington announced it would make available to Taiwan a US$6.4 billion weapons package.
The Indigenous Defense Fighter at the center of the new radar deal is widely regarded as a relatively unsophisticated aircraft, incapable of holding its own against the fourth-generation fighters now in the possession of the People's Liberation Army air force.
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