China Has Not Called Off Any Military Exchanges With The U.S. Since Taiwan

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen conduct a press conference at the Pentagon, Feb. 22, 2010. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen

China Hasn’t Nixed Military Exchanges With U.S. -- Stars And Stripes

ARLINGTON, Va. — China has not called off any military exchanges with the U.S. following a major U.S. arms sale to Taiwan last month, and unless Beijing signals otherwise, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he will continue with a planned visit later this year.

“I think we’ll have to wait and see what unfolds,” Gates said Monday at the Pentagon.

Immediately following a $6 billion sale of weapons to Taiwan, China suspended contacts with the U.S., as it had warned. But Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters Monday that no military exchanges had been called off.

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My Comment: The Chinese are probably digesting the news and taking their time on what to do. To save face the Chinese will have react to the US sale of military equipment to Taiwan, what that reaction will be is anyone's guess.