美国会关切谷歌事件与中国军事测试

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VOA Chinese, Jan. 13, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/capitol/CONGRESS-20100113-81351777.html

Quote:

"美国官员告诉国会，美中在对台军售上存有分歧，但美国将继续根据台湾关系法协助
台湾自我防御。

"台湾总统马英九星期二在与美国前国防部副部长沃尔福威茨(Paul Wolfowitz)会晤的
时候重申台湾加强国防、继续对美军购的决心，而日前台湾也表示计划向美国购买8艘
二手佩里级护卫舰。

My comment:
(a) I do not know why Senate Armed Services Committee is concerned itself
with Google.
(b) Please take notice that the hearing occurred TODAY. Still the first
quotation reinforces what is reported today, citing Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton's statement of yesterday.

Kathrin Hille, China tests Missile interceptor; Beijing says system is for
defense only; Relations with US likely to be strained. Financial Times, Jan.
13, 2010 (title in the print).
http://wap.ftchinese.com/index.php/ft/story/001030773/en

Quote:

"'The real issue is the surprising noise this contract announcement has
generated from Beijing, as they have already acted out their displeasure on
this sale with the suspension of military-to-military exchanges last year,'
said Rupert Hammond-Chambers, the president of the US-Taiwan Business
Council, a lobby group. 'The Chinese recognise the vacuum Mr Obama has
created with another long delay in notifications – namely the Black Hawks [
helicopters], remaining Pac-3s and several smaller deals – and see it as
weakness.'

"Observers of cross-strait relations said Beijing was trying to exploit the
detente between Taipei and Beijing to achieve a reduction in US arms sales
to the island to which Beijing has long claimed Washington was committed.

"'They believe they can fight a limited action now and spook the Obama
administration into doing much less than required during its term in office,
” said Mr Hammond- Chambers.

“'We will provide defensive arms for Taiwan,' Mrs Clinton said.

(c) The second VOA quotation ("台湾也表示计划向美国购买8艘二手佩里级护卫舰")
discloses for the first time, from US perspective, the intent of purchase,
validating my suspicion voiced yesterday. See my posting at the 三角地
board dated Jan. 12, 2010 and titled

Ma welcomes "New Development" of US Arm Sales
http://www.yilubbs.com/HT/con_119_M.1263328468.A.htm

(d) It appears that instead of beating the drum to retreat, US is blowing
hard on China.


----------------Separately
(1) 奥巴马支持中国人享有互联网自由权利. VOA Chinese, Jan. 13, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/US/GOOGLE-CHINA-20100113-81338442.html

My comment: There is no need to read the report, other than the title.

(2) 谷歌威胁撤出 百度股价飙升. BBC Chinese, Jan. 13, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2010/01/100113_google_baidu.shtml
("高盛集团的一份分析报告指出，如果谷歌撤出，百度可能拾取谷歌在中国的三分之二的收入。")

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