February 4, 2010

China Has More to Lose in Conflict With U.S.

Gerry O'Kane, Asia Sentinel

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A US arms deal with Taiwan doesn't seem like an issue that should affect green business in Asia, but it well could, and perhaps it ought to. China has been threatening the United States with retaliation over its US$6 billion defense package, including Patriot anti-missile systems, helicopters and advanced communications equipment, cutting off bilateral military contacts and threatening to sanction US defense firms.

But while China has been the beneficiary of the heretofore soft American approach, it has hardly played a full game of diplomatic give and take. Indeed, China has shown no compunction about supplying arms to outlaw states like Read Full Article ››


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