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US leaves open more arms for Taiwan
WASHINGTON: The United States left open the possibility of further arms sales to Taiwan, with a senior official saying that China’s military buildup was aimed squarely at the self-governing island. President Barack Obama’s administration in January approved a 6.4 billion dollar arms package for Taiwan including helicopters, Patriot missiles and mine-hunting ships, angering Beijing. State [...]
China takes over from West as Iran’s main economic partner
Tehran: China has emerged as Iran’s top economic partner, investing heavily in the energy sector and filling the gaps left by Western firms forced out by international sanctions. In 2009, China became Iran’s premier trade partner, with bilateral trade worth 21.2 billion dollars against 14.4 billion dollars three years earlier. The figures confirm the exponential [...]
Chinese warplanes arrive in Venezuela
CARACAS: Venezuela’s Air Force received Saturday the first six of an order for 18 K-8 Karakorum trainer or light attack planes from China, along with control systems to maintain the aircraft. “Because we are going to transform Venezuela into an economic, social, moral and technological power, we require the ability to defend (ourselves),” President Hugo [...]
Taiwan says China now has edge in air power
Taipei: China now has better fighter jets than Taiwan, according to a military report by the island’s defence ministry as the air force Monday renewed its bid to obtain new F-16s from the United States. Of the three types of fighter jets in Taiwan’s air force, only the F-16A/Bs have a slight edge over the [...]
China unveils smallest defence budget hike in years
BEIJING: China on Thursday announced its smallest defence budget increase in years amid national belt-tightening, and vowed that its rapid military modernisation posed no threat to other countries. The proposed military budget for 2010 is 532.1 billion yuan (77.9 billion dollars), up 7.5 percent from actual defence spending in 2009, a government spokesman said. The [...]
Europe Risks China Relations in Taiwan Helicopter Deal
European firm Eurocopter says it has agreed terms to sell three helicopters to Taiwan less than a week after the United States angered China by saying it would deliver $6.4 billion worth of arms to the island. In a deal that could strain Sino-European ties, Airbus sister company Eurocopter has announced it is to sell [...]
China shuts down hacker training operation
BEIJING: Police in central China have shut down a hacker training company that taught thousands of people how to launch cyberattacks and provided them with spy software, media reports said Monday. The reports come amid growing accusations of organized computer hacking originating from China that has chilled ties with the United States, and follow Google’s [...]
China, India raising military spendings: IISS
LONDON: Asian states led by China and India are surging ahead with military spending as they recover strongly from the global slowdown, while Europe and the US feel the pinch, a study said Wednesday. The US military remains “under severe strain” due to ongoing Iraq operations and its 30,000-strong surge in Afghanistan, said the respected [...]
China suspends military contacts with US over Taiwan arms
BEIJING: China suspended on Saturday military contacts with the U.S. over its plans to sell $6.4 billion worth arms to Taiwan, the official Xinhua agency reported. China’s Defense Ministry condemned the plans, which the Obama administration announced to the Congress on Friday, to sell weapons to de facto independent Taiwan, which China considers part of [...]
