U.S. House votes to sell F16C/D to strategic ally Taiwan

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

U.S. House votes to sell 66 new fighter jets to Taiwan
ROC Central News Agency
2012/05/19 15:34:08

Washington, May 18 (CNA) The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday in favor of the government selling 66 new fighter-jets to Taiwan to help the island close its military gap with China.
The House of Representatives voted late Thursday to press President Barack Obama’s administration to authorize the sale of F-16 C/D jets as part of a slew of amendments to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act.
The proposal, sponsored mainly by Representative Kay Granger (R-TX), still requires approval by the Senate.
It will be submitted to the Senate along with the Taiwan Airpower Modernization Act sponsored by Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), which seeks to mandate that the U.S. government sell at least 66 F-16 C/Ds to Taiwan.
“The sale of F-16s to Taiwan ensures our key strategic ally in the Pacific has the defense capacity to defend its own airspace,” Granger said in a statement Friday.
“Our support for a democratic Taiwan is consistent with our national security priorities in the region and demonstrates that we will continue to stand by our friends and allies no matter who or where the threats are from,” she said.

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[rashtriya.rifles]

that is in line with the current status of PRC-CPC

 

[Yeti]

Good news US is selling these much needed planes to Taiwan they need them like a shot in the arm

 

[jbond197]

What's going to be Chinese reaction?

 

[shree835]

This is much needed help that Taiwan was looking for...Congrats to Taiwan.

 

[sweetgrape]

They should sell F22 or F35 to Taiwan, I support they do it!!

 

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

It is one of moves of the US, which so-called "strategic pivot" to Asia-Pacific

 

[Chinese Century]

lol i really do hope they sell their best weapons to taiwan.

f-22, b-2, etc

BBC News - Taiwan general Lo Hsien-che held on China spy charges

its much easier for us to get a closer look inside those american technologies if those toys are in taiwan. our spies work will get much easier.

btw we need to sell our military technology to iran to support a friend.

we also need to fully arm our main strategic ally pakistan against that despotic and murderous indian regime trying to steal the land of the pakistani people.

YES! YES! YES!

 

[hawx]

lol i really do hope they sell their best weapons to taiwan.

f-22, b-2, etc

BBC News - Taiwan general Lo Hsien-che held on China spy charges

its much easier for us to get a closer look inside those american technologies if those toys are in taiwan. our spies work will get much easier.

btw we need to sell our military technology to iran to support a friend.

we also need to fully arm our main strategic ally pakistan against that despotic and murderous indian regime trying to steal the land of the pakistani people.

YES! YES! YES!

lol height of desperation,I say arm Vietnam with nukes than only this crazy panda will be in the leash.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

lol height of desperation,I say arm Vietnam with nukes than only this crazy panda will be in the leash.

self delete.

 

[sweetgrape]

lol height of desperation,I say arm Vietnam with nukes than only this crazy panda will be in the leash.

HEHE, What's the desperation? We just despise the weapon from USA!! I think your indian don't understand these!!

 

[Roybot]

What's going to be Chinese reaction?

Couple of warnings

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

If USA sells F-16s to Taiwan, it"ll really be bizzare, perhaps a pressure tactic to extract Chinese concessions in SCS.

 

[tanlixiang28776]

If USA sells F-16s to Taiwan, it"ll really be bizzare, perhaps a pressure tactic to extract Chinese concessions in SCS.

Unlikely seeing as Taiwan is even more aggressive on the issues.

 

[Imran Khan]

taiwan better solve its matters with china and live with them arms or jets can't save them forever .