19 July 2011

Taiwan Says U.S. Looking at Military Needs

WASHINGTON - Taiwan said July 15 that the United States was actively considering its military needs amid silence from Washington on the island's requests to buy F-16 fighter jets to balance off China.

Taiwan's information minister, Philip Yang, said on a visit to Washington that President Ma Ying-jeou was committed to better relations with Beijing but that the island needed weapon upgrades as China ramps up military spending.

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