Arms Sale Causes Severe Damage To Overall China-U.S. Cooperation

A $6.4 billion deal between U.S. and Taiwan is announced and China is not too happy. I can’t really comment on what kind of political ramifications this has between the United States and China. Everyone just seems to be putting themselves in a position to leverage.

I am reminded of a personal experience I had. I once had mistaken someone who was Taiwanese for Chinese. An honest mistake, that I’m sure many have made. What caught me off guard was the defensive tone he had. “Don’t mistaken me for Chinese, ever.” For the most part, the world recognizes only one China and Taiwan is a part of it. I guess it happens to be a matter of identity. Who knows? Chinese reunification vs Taiwanese independence.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-01/30/c_13157364.htm

This was a very interesting article from the perspective of China. Very threatening to say the least.

“If the U.S. continues to ignore the solemn position made by China and is determined to make the wrong decision to sell arms to Taiwan, it ought to take all the responsibilities for any serious consequence caused by such a decision.”