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[kliu0]

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[Mr T]

Once again, Taiwan is pushing the F-16 through the Republicans which will get them nowhere as the house is now, with no real direct talks with the Obama administration.

According to an article that quotes Republican legislators as supporting the deal? How is that a logical conclusion? This was a conference hosted by the Heritage Foundation, not Taiwanese-sponsored procurement talks. Also there are Democrats who back the sale (always have been). The Taiwan Caucus is bipartisan. That senior Democrats weren't quoted in a newspaper article as no relation to what support there is in Congress.

Is the Democrats/Obama Administration not willing to talk, or is it just that Taiwan isn't willing to talk to them?

Of course Taiwan wants to talk - indeed it is talking.

 

[Semi-Lobster]

According to an article that quotes Republican legislators as supporting the deal? How is that a logical conclusion? This was a conference hosted by the Heritage Foundation, not Taiwanese-sponsored procurement talks. Also there are Democrats who back the sale (always have been). The Taiwan Caucus is bipartisan. That senior Democrats weren't quoted in a newspaper article as no relation to what support there is in Congress.

Ahh woops, I was posting really late that night and sort of missed a paragraph, it does mention the Democrat-majority House Foreign Affairs Committee. I guess I saw so many Republican names and the Heritage Institute and I jumped the gun a bit. Although I believe the 'general consensus on Capitol Hill' is a bit over blown since I'm not sure how much International experience Congress has right now. But still from I read though, there has been no direct talks with the Obama administration on the F-16 issue yet.

 

[bd popeye]

Once again, Taiwan is pushing the F-16 through the Republicans which will get them nowhere as the house is now, with no real direct talks with the Obama administration.

Exactly..They need to deal now with the Democrats and Obama administration to get the equipment they need. Otherwise they may well end up empty handed.

 

[Mr T]

Although I believe the 'general consensus on Capitol Hill' is a bit over blown since I'm not sure how much International experience Congress has right now.

Putting aside members who served previously, American politicians are usually pro-Taiwan. I can't remember the last Congress was anti-Taiwan, or even not supportive of arms sales generally (unless it concerned the most top-end stuff).

But still from I read though, there has been no direct talks with the Obama administration on the F-16 issue yet.

Direct talks were certainly planned according to Taiwanese government statements back in April. If they have not started yet they will soon.

 

[Mr T]

Direct talks were certainly planned according to Taiwanese government statements back in April. If they have not started yet they will soon.

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Kurt Campbell said at his Senate confirmation hearing on his nomination for assistant secretary of state for East Asian affairs that there were “discussions under way right now” on the outstanding request for arms sales to Taiwan.

But he declined to reveal his own stance on the issue when the Foreign Relations Asia subcommittee’s Democratic chairman Senator Jim Webb asked Campbell for his position on supplying Taiwan with F-16 fighter jets, Black Hawk helicopters and design assistance for diesel electric submarines....

An Asia scholar with a good record on Taiwan, he is believed to favor the launching of a new Taiwan Policy Review, which is expected to get underway this summer.

Campbell is also thought to favor the sale of F-16s to Taiwan.

 

[kliu0]

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[pla101prc]

a new arms deal can prolly help america's military industry just a little bit but compare that to what they might be risking in face of Beijing's retaliation, i seriously doubt obama would give a greenlight to this any time soon

 

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[Mr T]

a new arms deal can prolly help america's military industry just a little bit but compare that to what they might be risking in face of Beijing's retaliation, i seriously doubt obama would give a greenlight to this any time soon

It's not just about cash, it's also about strategic balance. It's not in America's interest to see China have an ever increasing military advantage over Taiwan.

China has cards to play against the US, but it's also been pointed out that some of them (financial) would hurt it just as much. That's why I would be very surprised if the Black Hawk deal did not pass by the end of the year. Don't know about the submarines, but I wouldn't write the F-16s off either.