Hidden Harmonies China Blog

(Update Sept 21, 2011, courtesy of Ray. Click to see Chinese characters outside the cockpit. Update Oct. 2, 2011; Turns out this picture was photoshopped. See comment #52 onward.))

The last time the U.S. sold weapons to Taiwan ($6.4 billion worth in January 2010) led to China suspending military-to-military contacts with the U.S.. Senator Dianne Feinstein, who also chairs Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence, has subsequently said in public the weapons sale was a mistake. In the news again, looks like Obama is approving the sales of upgrades to Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 jet fighters. As expected, China is warning strong reaction if any sort of deal going through. (See “Backlash expected if US seals arms deal.”) Read more…