VOA Chinese, Mar. 16, 2009. http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2009-03-16-voa57.cfm
In addition
Wendell Minnick, Taiwan Gets 12 Orion ASW Aircraft. Defense News, Mar. 12,
2009. http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3990372&c=AME&s=AIR
Quote:
"In the past 10 years, Taiwan's indigenous arms industry has wilted in favor
of reliable and tested U.S. arms.
"A U.S. government source said China successfully pressured Washington to
freeze arms sales to Taiwan in 2007 and 2008. It was not until intense
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