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| China fumes after U.S. arms sales to Taiwan |
| 2010-02-01 |
| Chinese state media laid into the United States on Monday after the Obama administration unveiled its first arms package for Taiwan, a move that prompted China to impose sanctions on the firms involved. The latest spat between the world's biggest and third-biggest economies threatens to add to a litany of other issues straining ties, including the value of China's currency, trade protectionism and Internet freedoms. The official China Daily said U.S. weapons sales to the self-ruled and democratic island "inevitably casts a long shadow on Sino-US relations." "China's response, no matter how vehement, is justified. No country worthy of respect can sit idle while its national security is endangered and core interests damaged," it said in an editorial. "The U.S. decision not only runs counter to the common dream of pursuing development and cooperation among the people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, but also exposes the U.S.' usage of double standards and hypocrisy on major issues related to China's core interests." President Obama might try bowing lower next meeting. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #8 China fumes after U.S. arms sales to Taiwan Irritating, isn't it? How about you work to keep arms out of the hands of our enemies? And no matter what you think, Taiwan isn't an enemy. Unless you want it to be, of course . . . . |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-02-01 12:09 |
| #7 If China would just buy more US Gummit bonds we could simply forget all about this Taiwan arms sale nastiness. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-01 03:05 |
| #6 they delay and delay, they have thousands of years to implement their plans. time means different things to the asians than it does to the north americans. we need to beware!!! |
| Posted by: 746 2010-02-01 01:27 |
| #5 Give us IRAN and we'll delay. |
| Posted by: Shineng Ebbolush2214 2010-02-01 01:16 |
| #4 I *think* China is saying "This far, but no farther." They are really worried about possible F-16/Sub Sales. The rhetoric and the 'sanctions' are pretty weak tea. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2010-02-01 00:57 |
| #3 Unconfirmed reports claim that a PLAN submarine may had penetrated into Taiwanese waters, and left after response by Taiwan warships??? Also, TOPIX > VARIOUS > CHINA, IRAN THREATS PROMPT US TO DEVELOP NEW AIR, LAND, SEA BATTLE STRATEGY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-01 00:51 |
| #2 That's G*d revenge on you for disposable umbrellas. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-02-01 00:26 |
| #1 They could have reined in their lapdog Kimmy and their weapons to Pakiwakiland.... Take their fumes and shove them where the sun don't shine. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-02-01 00:19 |