Details Of Planned U.S. Arms Package For Taiwan Announced

U.S. Announces Details Of Planned Arms Package For Taiwan -- Washington Post

The Obama administration announced details Wednesday of its planned arms package for Taiwan even as China lodged formal protests and Taiwanese officials said they may begin pushing for another deal that would include state-of-the-art fighter jets.

The $5.85 billion arms package proposed by the Obama administration would retrofit Taiwan’s aging fleet of 145 F-16 A/Bs and provide pilot training and spare parts to maintain the nation’s even older F-5 jets and C-130 transport planes. Administration officials have described the sale as a sign of enduring commitment to Taiwan.

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More News On The Planned U.S. Arms Sale For Taiwan

Plan on No New F-16s for Taiwan Formalized -- Wall Street Journal
Pentagon Plan Offers Taiwan F-16 Upgrade Over New Lockheed Jets -- Bloomberg Businessweek
U.S. selling JDAM guided bombs to Taiwan -- Washington Times
US moves to retrofit Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet -- Reuters
US confirms $5bn Taiwan F-16 fighter jet upgrade -- BBC
Obama faces backlash at home for offering upgrades but not new warplanes for Taiwan -- Washington Post
China denounces US decision to upgrade Taiwan fighter jets, warning that relations will suffer -- Washington Post/AP
China angry at US deal to upgrade Taiwan F-16 fighters -- BBC
China paper warns U.S. of price for Taiwan arms sales -- Reuters
China says U.S. arms sale to Taiwan creates "severe obstacles" for military-to-military exchanges -- Xinhuanet
Commentary from China: Arms sales to Taiwan causes multiple damage to China-U.S. relations -- Xinhuanet
US 'no' on Taiwan arms seen as sign of China clout -- AP