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China infuriated after the U.S. formalizes sale of new F-16s to Taiwan
« on: August 17, 2020, 10:13:51 am »
China infuriated after the U.S. formalizes sale of new F-16s to Taiwan
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Daisuke Sato
Aug 16, 2020
 

Beijing has reacted with anger to the news that the United States has formalized the sale of the latest model F-16 jets to Taiwan.

A U.S. Department of Defense announcement on Thursday said Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a $62 billion, 10-year contract for the production of F-16s for Foreign Military Sale (FMS), and the initial delivery order is for 90 aircraft.

The DoD did not reveal the buyers of the fighter jets, but media outlets including Bloomberg and AFP reported on Friday that the deal includes Taiwan’s approved purchase of 66 F-16V fighters.

By announcing the F-16 deal has been finalized, the U.S. is attempting to show its tough stance, and the move could be considered as corresponding to the PLA drills, Ni Feng, director of the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Saturday.

https://defence-blog.com/news/china-infuriated-after-the-u-s-formalizes-sale-of-new-f-16s-to-taiwan.html

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Re: China infuriated after the U.S. formalizes sale of new F-16s to Taiwan
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2020, 10:54:44 am »
10 Thumbs up on this move.  F the Chicoms and their Neo-Pacific imperialism. 
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Re: China infuriated after the U.S. formalizes sale of new F-16s to Taiwan
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2020, 06:02:20 pm »
Mainland China regards Taiwan as a province that has revolted, with no right to existence as a nation. So China's response to anything that supports or gives respect to Taiwan is pretty predictable.

FWIW, in the 20th Century, mainland China had governing control over the island of Formosa/Taiwan for a little more than 4 years, from when Japan surrendered it in 1945 to December, 1949, when Chiang Kai-shek moved his government from the mainland to Taiwan. Japan had acquired the island in 1895, in the settlement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Re: China infuriated after the U.S. formalizes sale of new F-16s to Taiwan
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2020, 06:16:51 pm »
When is China not infuriated?
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Re: China infuriated after the U.S. formalizes sale of new F-16s to Taiwan
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2020, 07:10:06 pm »
We should sell them a carrier loaded with F-18s, too.
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Re: China infuriated after the U.S. formalizes sale of new F-16s to Taiwan
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2020, 07:14:01 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on August 17, 2020, 10:54:44 am
10 Thumbs up on this move.  F the Chicoms and their Neo-Pacific imperialism.

 :yowsa: I agree!
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