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October 12, 2011

Taiwan Jet Deal Aids Ally Without Provoking Rival China

Bloomberg, Bloomberg

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The last thing needed is outside provocation. So we applaud the Obama administration’s compromise decision last month to go ahead with a $5.85 billion deal to upgrade Taiwan’s existing fleet of F-16 fighter jets.

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TAGGED: Barack Obama, United States, Taiwan, China

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