U.S. China Tensions Are Rising

U.S. Arms for Taiwan Send Beijing a Message -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — For the past year, China has adopted an increasingly muscular position toward the United States, berating American officials for the global economic crisis, stage-managing President Obama’s visit to China in November, refusing to back a tougher climate change agreement in Copenhagen and standing fast against American demands for tough new Security Council sanctions against Iran.

Now, the Obama administration has started to push back. In announcing an arms sales package to Taiwan worth $6 billion on Friday, the United States leveled a direct strike at the heart of the most sensitive diplomatic issue between the two countries since America affirmed the “one China” policy in 1972.

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Taiwan arms sales send China message -- UPI
U.S. To Sell Taiwan $6B-Plus In Equipment -- Aviation Week
Arms Deal Cools U.S.-China Ties -- Wall Street Journal
Chinese warn Boeing over Taiwan -- BBC
Boeing China: No notice on sanctions yet -- Xinhuanet
US-China relations hit a bad patch -- BBC
China Steps Up Criticism of US-Taiwan Arms Sale -- Voice of America
Chinese media accuses US of 'cold war thinking' over Taiwan arms deal -- The Guardian
China attacks US 'Cold War' mentality over Taiwan arms sales -- The Telegraph
China fumes at latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan -- Reuters
Beijing Says US Arms Sale to Taiwan Harms China's National Security -- Voice of America
Arms sale causes severe damage to overall China-U.S. cooperation -- Xinhuanet
China's interests may limit sanctions on U.S. firms -- USA Today
China press furious at US 'arrogance' on Taiwan -- Asia One News/AFP
U.S. arms sale to Taiwan may throw Google negotiations in China out the window -- ZDNet
US defends $6.4bn weapons sale to Taiwan -- BBC
Analysis: the worsening relationship between America and China -- The Telegraph
Obama’s new hardball with China, Iran -- Christian Science Monitor
China GDP Growth Trumps Arms Dispute -- 24/7 Wall Street
SCENARIOS-How could China hit back at U.S. arms sales to Taiwan? -- Reuters
Beijing sanctions over arms sales could backfire -- Financial Times