Taiwan Weapons Sale Rhetoric Heats Up

2010-02-01

The press seems to have gotten quite excited about this issue finally, spurred on I suppose by some statements put out by the government here through the usual channels. There are certainly precedents for this kind of weapons deal, but the usual rhetoric by the PRC and U.S. governments seems to be a bit more heated this time around, perhaps because of existing tensions in the bilateral relationship.

As usual, the strong language from both sides of this issue is making me a bit queasy, or annoyed, perhaps slightly pissed off and rather despondent.
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