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Posted on 12/10/2009 1:28:43 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The Obama administration is moving toward possible new arms sales to Taiwan, including design work on diesel-electric submarines, a U.S. State Department official told Reuters on Wednesday.
China strongly opposes arms sales to Taiwan, which Beijing sees as a renegade province, as interference in its domestic affairs. New submarines could help challenge any Chinese seaborne assault on the self-governing island, which Beijing reserves the right to take by force.
Also progressing toward notification to the U.S. Congress is the sale to Taiwan of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, said Robert Kovac, acting deputy assistant secretary of state for defense trade.
In addition, the Obama administration is weighing more sales to Taiwan of Patriot "Advanced Capability" missiles known as PAC-3 as well as an operations deal for the "Po Sheng" (Broad Victory) command and control program, Kovac said.
"All of those things are going on," he said during a break in testimony to a House of Representatives Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on U.S. aerospace exports.
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Bammy would like to sell them some F-22’s you betcha...
they may be wiser - if possible - to purchase some diesel electric subs from the Germans...they have some truly fantastic designs utilizing silent fuel cell technology.
I agree. The Israelis has purchased some subs from the Germans
Apparently he's going to try and sell them some legs too.
Hard to believe Obama wouldn’t sell them down the river
This is good news
Bammy never will forgive the Chinese for turning on the Soviets.
QFE
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