18 NOVEMBER 2007

ON CHINA DEMAND TO THE US TO STOP ARMS SALES AND MILITARY COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN

On 13th November 2007, China urged USA to stop arms sale to Taiwan and any military cooperation with Taipei after the announcement of planning to sell 3 sets of Patriot II anti-missile equipment upgrade system.

After the Tian'anmen massacre, western nations took sanctions against China and had a more opened mind towars Taiwan. In these circonstances, France, for the first time dared to sale some navy ships and 60 Mirage 2000 to Taiwan.

China strongly reacted and closed the new established French general consulate in Guangzhou and did nothing against the same time announcement of US sale of 150 F-16 to Taiwan.

So why a such different attitude ? I remenber well because I was involved in that clash.

When on January 1st 1979, USA and China established formal diplomatic relations, it was decided that the US troops would leave the Taiwan territory in on eyear but that USA could continue to sail arms to Taiwan.

In a 1982 common declaration, USA was supposed to slowdown its sales to Taiwan in quantity and with no upgrated ones, that US never did.

The interest of the 13 November 2007 demand is that for the first time, China want a full halt to any sale and cooperation
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