By Wenran Jiang
The US is wrong if it assumes it can always be business as usual after arms sales to Taiwan. As China rises, the temptation to push back grows.
The Obama administration’s decision to sell $5.8 billion in arms to Taiwan has been roundly criticized by Beijing, and has clouded bilateral relations at a time of global economic uncertainty, increased tensions in the South China Sea and ahead of the leadership transition in China next year. Add in presidential elections in the United States and Taiwan in 2012, and it’s clear that this is an extremely sensitive period in Sino-US ties.
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