Arms Sale to Taiwan Downplayed by US, China & TW

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(1) Wu Jiao and Li Xiaokun, US arms sale to Taiwan not to harm relations:
analysts. China Daily, Jan 12, 2010.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/13/content_9310330.htm
(Paragraph 1: "China and the United States are poised to downplay the recent
row over a US decision to sell arms to Taiwan last week, as the two
countries are unlikely to damage their economic relations or harm their
cooperation in global affairs, analysts said")

My comment: I read this article last night (evening of Jan. 12, EST).

(2) Mark Landler, Clinton's   ** Task: Defusing Tensions in Asia. New York
Times, Jan. 13, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/world/asia/13diplo.html?scp=3&sq=landler%20clinton%20change&st=cse

Quote:

"She said the United States had expected the [China's anti-missile] test and
played down speculation that it was a rebuke for American actions, like the
sale of missile defense equipment to Taiwan.

“'I do not think it is connected to any other action or event,' Mrs.
Clinton said. 'We have followed the Chinese development of aerospace
capacity for quite some time, and this had been foreshadowed some weeks ago.'

My comment: So US had known beforehand.

(3) Taiwan says US arms will help ties with China. Associated Press, Jan. 13
, 2010.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_us_arms_1

My comment: This is the "China-friendly" Ma administration speaking.

(4) Walter Lohman, Obama Aims Too Low on Taiwan. Wall Street Journal, Jan.
12, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704081704574653123983275450.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs%3Darticle

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