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Debate: US arms sales to Taiwan
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| - | *'''Arms sales to Taiwan forces China to build up its defenses.''' Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen said in 2001: "To sell weapons to parts of the territory of another sovereign state, whether the weapons are defensive or offensive, won’t stand … The more weapons you sell, the more we will prepare ourselves in terms of our national defense. This is logical."[http://asianweek.com/2001_04_27/biz1_armssaletotaiwan.html] | + | *'''Selling arms to Taiwan will encourage separatists there.''' Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxun urged the Bush administration to back off from selling arms to Taiwan. Tang said that selling weapons "would send a wrong signal to the Taiwanese authorities, and will encourage a very small number of people — the Taiwan independence elements — to continue to engage in separatist activities."[http://asianweek.com/2001_04_27/biz1_armssaletotaiwan.html] |
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Does Taiwanese possession of arms threaten China's "one China" policy? | |
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US Security: Are the arm sales in US interest? | |
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