Obama government approved the $5.85 billion, Taiwan's fighters, stop selling new F-16 fighter, the upgrade from China and domestic criticism, because it under fire.
Taiwan and U.S. officials said Wednesday, upgrade will improve the island's defense system, because it faces a rising China, it has the rising military spending and expand autonomy, and its strategic advantage territory.
In Washington and Taipei, Taiwan will officials said transformation to get 145 frame F-16 A/B fighter aircraft, and will be equipped with modern weapons and radar to detecting China's new stealth aircraft.
The state council spokeswoman Victoria Abram called package (a "major" the move would "help ensure Taiwan maintain in normal times, in any of the crisis, ability to protect their airspace."
"We firmly believe that we in Taiwan arms sales will help maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan straits," she said.
But, China, claims that its territory Taiwan, and have DuoCi warned the United States not to sell arms to the island, summoned the U.S. ambassador to the LuoGuHui, and warned that it "will inevitably damage" relations, including military relations.
"The Chinese side strongly urged the United States fully aware of the problems of high sensitivity and serious harm, serious about China's serious position, keeping the promise, immediately cancel the wrong decision," vice foreign minister ZhangZhiJun tell Locke, according to the official xinhua news agency.
China and the United States military exchange of snapping up in January 2010, President barack Obama after government approval of an early $6.4 billion package, including helicopters and "patriot" missiles, although cooperation within months to recover.
Obama government keep quiet months the requirements of Taiwan, in 2007, buying 66 first put forward A F-16 C/D jets have better radar-and the more powerful weapon system than its F-16 A/BS-response to China's growing military strength.
Decided to upgrade the existing fleet in Taiwan, some observers see as a consolation prize. Obama also by the fire opponent members of the republican party, said the plane sales has create need jobs in the United States.
Republican presidential candidate mitt romney, Obama said "yield in China's unreasonable demands the cost of the United States top-paying jobs."
The house foreign affairs committee, representative director elia na Ross rice HeDiNing, so-called upgrade "small step in the right direction," but "serious deficiency".
Senator John exam better, Texas benefit the sales, accused Obama failed to meet according to the 1979 "and the Taiwan relations act, which requires the Washington, to ensure the obligation of Taiwan defend itself.
Weapons decision ", the communist party of China to the national security of a new discovery of writing and the surrender should be given by the United States Allies everywhere attention, "said John g ning, submitted a bill that seeks to force 66 new F-16 fighter sales.
A senior government officials counter criticism, he said, more than $1.2 billion of the approved the Obama Taiwan weapons and the republican President bush's record contrast advantage.
"The official said," essentially, half of our time provide two times the amount. This is a great promise, and I don't think this is fair, become a party's problem, one does not wish to be named conditions.
The official said the United States is not ruled out future sales of new F-16 C/D throat, but said the transformation of is the best choice in the short term.
"This is our faith, we will be able to get more skills, more quickly, more is more decisive the way to enter the field of a lot of the plane in," he said.
Aviation experts and Mr Thibault group vice President Richard phillips has said, Taiwan's F-16 A/B hotel has unusual modernization, including many of the C/department technical characteristics.
But he said the decision to upgrade, Taiwan will not increase means its fleet size in China is rising time.
"This is a number of problem," he said.
Bag, it will more than 12 years of place, but also in the Arizona Luke air force base on Taiwan's pilot training.
Beat the Chinese nationalists fled to Taiwan in 1949, after the civil war, lost because the island has turned into a vibrant democracy. U.S. officials reiterated Washington still only admits that Beijing.
Between the mainland and Taiwan relations have significantly raise, because Beijing friendly President ma ying-jeou took part in the 2008 office and suppress foot a trade and so on each link.




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