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"The Chinese government has warned that a planned sale of advanced US weaponry to Taiwan threatens to strain a relationship already troubled by disputes about internet censorship.

The US military yesterday announced plans for a $6.3bn (£4bn) arms sale to the self-governing island, which Beijing considers part of its sovereign territory..." [1]

"...Mr He said China was "strongly indignant" about the £4 billion package of weapons, which includes 114 Patriot anti-missile missiles, 60 Blackhawk helicopters and two minesweepers, which was submitted to the US Congress for approval on Friday. ...[2]"

 

[1.] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/30/china-us-arms-sales-taiwan

[2.] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7110582/US-arms-sales-to-Taiwan-raise-tensions-with-China.html

 

I would say.............(Conspiracy theory?) "We couldn't sell things to them.  But, we would have a chance of selling our precious high tech weapon to one of them................... to save the world and promote peace (ha)..........and they would give me a "Noeel Peace Prize without any public scepticism." (Ha Ha Ha, in fact, the committee has already given it to me)