Among the many options (against US arms sales to Taiwan), China has
started with a review of relationship with the USA...
I am sure, the USA is fully prepared for China's reaction...freezing
relationship.
However, Damian Grammaticas, BBC News, say that China's threat to
impose sanctions on US firms supplying arms to Taiwan is perplexing.
It is not perplexing if the BBC reporter is better informed.
Among the many US arms manufacturers, Boeing is a major supplier of
fighter jets and helicopters. Airline companies in China will be asked
to stop buying Aircraft from Boeing...an arms supplier.
Air China has on order with Boeing 15 Boeing 787, 15 Boeing 777-300ERs
and 30 Boeing 737-800s to be delivered from 2010 to 2015. Other
airlines in China have equally large orders with Boeing.
US computer companies who supply the military computer systems to
Taiwan will also be sanctioned.
The China market will suddenly be closed to them.
To the USA, it is a trade off.... more arm sales business in Taiwan vs
less aircraft sales and less computer sales to China.
I am sure, Obama has done his homework.
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