U.S. To Deny Taiwan New F-16 Fighters -- Defense News
Offers AESA Radar in Upgrade for Older Jets.
TAIPEI - Bowing to Chinese pressure, the U.S. will deny Taiwan's request for 66 new F-16C/D fighter aircraft, a Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND) official said.
"We are so disappointed in the United States," he said.
A U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) delegation arrived here last week to deliver the news and offer instead a retrofit package for older F-16A/Bs that includes an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
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Update: F-16C/D deal for Taiwan dead: report -- Taipei Times
My Comment: Everyone in Asia sees this action for what it is ... an abandonment of a long time U.S. ally by the United States, and a realization that China now dictates U.S. policy towards Taiwan.
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