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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Taiwan arms sale latest test for US-China ties

MIM-104 PatriotChina criticized the U.S. Tuesday ahead of the expected announcement of new arms sales to Taiwan, the latest in a series of disputes raising tensions between Washington and Beijing.

The U.S. administration has been consulting with Congress ahead of a formal announcement of the sale, which is likely to include Black Hawk helicopters and Patriot missiles, senior U.S. congressional aides told The Associated Press.

China opposes all arms sales to the island it considers a renegade province and will likely suspend U.S. military exchanges in response.

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