Sunday, January 31, 2010

US Arms Sales to Taiwan Latest Hit to Sino-American Ties

Missile Sino-American ties are being buffeted by several difficulties -- the most recent being the announcement of a U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, an island China regards as a renegade province. 

Experts acknowledge there will be disagreements, but say they hope the U.S.-China relationship will be strong enough to withstand negative developments. 

China and Taiwan have a recent history that stretches back to the founding of the People's Republic of China more than 60 years ago. 

The Chinese Nationalists lost a civil war to the Communists in 1949, and fled to Taiwan, where they established a government whose sworn mission was to retake the mainland.

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