[quote]China on Saturday announced it would suspend military exchanges with the United States, following Washington’s announcement that it would sell a $ 6.4 billion arms package to Taiwan.
Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister He Yafei said the sale would have a “serious negative impact on exchange and cooperation in major areas between the two countries, causing results that both sides do not want to see.”
The Foreign Ministry here said the Chinese government will also impose sanctions on U.S. companies that sell arms to Taiwan, and review all other areas of co-operation between the two countries.
The Obama Administration had on Friday notified the U.S. Congress of its first arms sales to Taiwan, which includes a $ 6.4 billion package of 60 Black Hawk helicopters, 114 Patriot anti-missile missiles and two mine-hunting ships.
“Considering the severe harm and odious effect of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the Chinese side has decided to suspend planned mutual military visits,” the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
The issue adds to a growing list of recent tension between Beijing and Washington, including a series of trade disputes, and more recently, over the question of censorship of the Internet in China.
Selling arms to Taiwan has been a long-standing policy of previous U.S. governments, and has also been a continuing source of conflict between the U.S. and China.
Taiwan and China have been administered separately since 1949, when the Nationalists fled to the island following a defeat by the Communists in the civil war. Beijing seeks unification with the island, and ties have warmed since 2008, following the election of Ma Ying-jeou in Taiwan, who is known for his China-friendly policies.
The U.S. says it has pledged military support to Taiwan to give it greater strength in negotiations with Beijing, but has promised the Chinese government that it would gradually reduce arms sales as the two sides move towards a settlement.
Taiwan’s defence ministry welcomed Friday’s announcement. A defence spokesperson said the sale would give Taiwan “greater confidence in pushing for an amicable outcome in our relations with China.”
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Shit's going down over Taiwan.
Half of China's economy depends on selling shit to us.
They do not want to play hardball with us.
Half of the US economy depends on buying shit from China.
I mean come on, China has 1954 trillion dollars in foreign exchange.
[QUOTE=Killuah;19933156]Half of the US evonomy depends on buying shit from China.[/QUOTE]
Our economy is already in the shit. We can take another hit, motherfucker, we can shut everything down and it'll still be about as shitty as it is right now.
I think you are wrong.
[QUOTE=Lankist;19933121]Half of China's economy depends on selling shit to us.
They do not want to play hardball with us.[/QUOTE]
Well, China can self-sustain if their government decides to pull off another great leap forward again.
Europe = :allears:
Wow, that's a big turn around. China imposing sanctions on the USA for a change.
Oh well, military goods. Big deal.
Lankist, if you were talking about plastic goods, you'd be right. But I'm sure china can find other people to sell them weaponry. Like us Europeans for example.
Thanks for the business by the way. Keep up the good work America!
Look, China can talk, but until they stop violating human rights all the time they'll just look like dicks.
[QUOTE=Lankist;19933121]Half of China's economy depends on selling shit to us.
They do not want to play hardball with us.[/QUOTE]
What about all the money you owe them?
[QUOTE=toxicpiano;19933444]What about all the money you owe them?[/QUOTE]
Ha ha as though we're going to pay that back.
I'd like to see them do something about it. I'd like to see the UN's response to a war over a loan.
[QUOTE=The_Funktasm;19933426]Look, China can talk, but until they stop violating human rights all the time they'll just look like dicks.[/QUOTE]
America does that too. You'd have to be naive to think that they didn't.
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[QUOTE=Lankist;19933446]Ha ha as though we're going to pay that back.
I'd like to see them do something about it. I'd like to see the UN's response to a war over a loan.[/QUOTE]
Economic sanctions I expect, the world banks will also throw a shit fit and decrease america's credit rating.
[QUOTE=AngryAsshole;19933448]America does that too. You'd have to be naive to think that they didn't.[/QUOTE]
America doesn't kill its own citizens with tanks and death buses and then pretend it never happened.
[QUOTE=Lankist;19933446]Ha ha as though we're going to pay that back.
I'd like to see them do something about it. I'd like to see the UN's response to a war over a loan.[/QUOTE]
This, China knows well they are never getting their money back.
They basically bailed their own economy out of following the US down by pretty much giving the US a shitload of money.
[QUOTE=Lankist;19933462]America doesn't kill its own citizens with tanks and death buses and then pretend it never happened.[/QUOTE]
No, they kill other countries citizens and torture them instead.
Then they try to pretend it was an accident or it never happened.
[QUOTE=AngryAsshole;19933448]Economic sanctions I expect, the world banks will also throw a shit fit and decrease america's credit rating.[/QUOTE]
Clearly none of you have any experience being poor.
There comes a point where it just starts being funny. It's like "fuck it, I didn't pay the electricity bill. Shut it down, jesus."
We are reaching that point as a nation.
[QUOTE=AngryAsshole;19933448]America does that too. You'd have to be naive to think that they didn't.
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I never said they didn't, but really, China is pretty goddamn bad about it. Not to mention blatant.
[QUOTE=Lankist;19933473]Clearly none of you have any experience being poor.
There comes a point where it just starts being funny. It's like "fuck it, I didn't pay the electricity bill. Shut it down, jesus."
We are reaching that point as a nation.[/QUOTE]
I know a guy like that. He lives in a shack with a well.
[QUOTE=Lankist;19933473]Clearly none of you have any experience being poor.
There comes a point where it just starts being funny. It's like "fuck it, I didn't pay the electricity bill. Shut it down, jesus."
We are reaching that point as a nation.[/QUOTE]
I am poor.
Is America still in recession?
[QUOTE=AngryAsshole;19933468]No, they kill other countries citizens and torture them instead.
Then they try to pretend it was an accident or it never happened.[/QUOTE]
And then radical shifts happen in our political landscape.
"fuck" - me, just now
"oh its just military shit" - me, again, rereading the op
[QUOTE=AngryAsshole;19933486]I am poor.
Is America still in recession?[/QUOTE]
5.7% growth last quarter.
Not in recession.
[QUOTE=The_Funktasm;19933482]I never said they didn't, but really, China is pretty goddamn bad about it. Not to mention blatant.[/QUOTE]
I don't know, I think they cover it up pretty well. Being pretty much christanity incarnate at propaganda, cover-ups and all.
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[QUOTE=Split3ndz;19933498]5.7% growth last quarter.
Not in recession.[/QUOTE]
I guess America is going to be able to pay China back after all.
[QUOTE=AngryAsshole;19933499]I don't know, I think they cover it up pretty well. Being pretty much christanity incarnate at propaganda, cover-ups and all.[/QUOTE]
Great another conspiracy moron.
I just wish we would stop buying shit from China and make it in the US. That would help end the recession and put more jobs on the market.
Curse you china!
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[QUOTE=Lankist;19933511]Great another conspiracy moron.[/QUOTE]
no he's jus an angry asshole
[QUOTE=Lankist;19933511]Great another conspiracy moron.[/QUOTE]
Are you joking?
China IS pretty good at covering up it's crimes against humanity. At least, from their own citizens.
How many chinese people you think know about tiananmen square?
[QUOTE=AngryAsshole;19933540]Are you joking?
China IS pretty good at covering up it's crimes against humanity. At least, from their own citizens.
How many chinese people you think know about tennimen square?[/QUOTE]
[b]Tiananmen[/b] square.
A lot. It didn't happen that long ago.
[QUOTE=AngryAsshole;19933540]Are you joking?
China IS pretty good at covering up it's crimes against humanity. At least, from their own citizens.
How many chinese people you think know about tennimen square?[/QUOTE]
Chinese nationals know a lot more than you realize.
There is a difference between a lying government and a somnambulant populace.
From what I've heard most citizens of China have heard of Tienanmen through word of mouth or the internet, or, I don't know, leaving the country for five minutes.
[QUOTE=gerbils_alt_2;19933530]I just wish we would stop buying shit from China and make it in the US. That would help end the recession and put more jobs on the market.
Curse you china!
[/QUOTE]
This would be incredibly expensive, the reason that outsourcing to China and other places has occurred is because the costs of labour are much cheaper than in the developed world.
[QUOTE=gerbils_alt_2;19933530]I just wish we would stop buying shit from China and make it in the US. That would help end the recession and put more jobs on the market.
Curse you china![/QUOTE]
Look, it's far too late to detach right now. It'd take a miracle to sever ourselves from china without fucking something up.
[QUOTE=Lankist;19933553]Chinese nationals know a lot more than you realize.
There is a difference between a lying government and a somnambulant populace.[/QUOTE]
America has both unfortunately.
(What does somnambulant mean?)
Maybe tiananmen square is a poor example. But still, they have state-ran media and censorship on the internet and such. So I expect most violations go unnoticed by the outside world and the Chinese people.
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