Posted on 05/10/2008 8:42:00 PM PDT by Flavius
The Bush administration is divided over plans to sell Taiwan advanced F-16 jets, with the State Department opposing the sale and the U.S. military favoring the transfers.
Defense officials say the U.S. Pacific Command, which is in charge of U.S. forces in Asia and would lead any U.S. defense of Taiwan from Chinese attack, wants the White House to approve the sale and do so sooner rather than later because of the growing imbalance of military forces in the area.
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A former U.S. government defense specialist on China said on the condition of anonymity that there are indications China is operating a rudimentary underwater Sound Surveillance System, or SOSUS. The sonar network includes fixed sensors that can pinpoint U.S. submarines operating in some areas of the western Pacific.
one of my favorite movies as a kid.
The sonar and radar are part of China’s key strategic wartime goal of knocking out the five or more aircraft carrier strike groups that would be rushed to the region near Taiwan in any future conflict. Those carrier battle groups are defended by submarines.
“If they are after carriers, we protect carriers with subs and if they know where they are, they can find the carriers,” said the former defense official, who confirmed that the Chinese are developing various ground, sea and space sensors designed to “target the American fleet.”
clintons legacy!
yes while off shoring all the high tech companies helped a ton
Do the smart thing, Taiwan.
Buy nuclear weapons from North Korea and Iran.
no kidding
seems to be the rage
So, NSC is selling out the Taiwanese too these days? That's just %$#*@&* super.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President-elect Ma Ying-jeou’s plans for swiftly implementing his cross-Strait platform are at the mercy of Chinese authorities, a top Cabinet official said yesterday.
The comments by Liu Teh-hsun, vice president of the Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), came ten days before Ma takes office on May 20 to “improve bilateral ties.”
They cast doubt on the opening of direct flights in July, which has been the incoming president’s top campaign promise.
A more insidious plan would be to sell, or give, our State Department to China.
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