Word: aegises
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Earlier in the week Bush approved a robust arms package for Taiwan, including destroyers, antisubmarine aircraft and diesel-powered submarines, to counter a possible sea blockade by the mainland. But he turned down the most controversial request, for ships equipped with the advanced Aegis battle management radar. Although it was...
Q: On China, while you agreed to sell a large number of weapons to Taiwan, some conservatives thought that on the politically sensitive items, not just the Aegis, but HARM and Harpoon missiles, the JDAMs, you decided not to, which was a sign to Beijing that we didn't have...
Bush's comments came in the course of a series of media interviews marking his first 100 days in office, and appear to have been designed to strike a tough posture behind his decision to sell Taiwan a robust package of weapons but hold off on supplying it the Aegis...
Jiang's task now is to declare victory, over and over. In the coming weeks, party cells will meet to discuss "how Jiang forced the U.S. to its knees," says a member. But Jiang remains vulnerable. These days, he's trying to show his statesmanship by dissuading Washington from selling...
Jiang's task now is to declare victory, over and over. In the coming weeks, party cells will meet to discuss "how Jiang forced the U.S. to its knees," says a member. But Jiang remains vulnerable. These days, he's trying to show his statesmanship by dissuading Washington from selling...