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Saturday, March 17, 2007

Taiwan may sell F-5E fighter jets overseas

Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.usTaiwan is considering selling off more than 40 mothballed F-5E fighter jets, with interested buyers including the Philippines, Mexico, Guatemala and Chile, a Taiwan newspaper said on Friday.

The Liberty Times said all these countries had expressed interest in purchasing the jets, originally supplied to Taiwan by the United States for defence against a Chinese attack, and the Defence Ministry was currently evaluating the sale.

The ministry declined to comment on the report.

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