Fighter planes and fighting words

In recent years, a newly wealthy China has gone on a military shopping spree, buying state-of-the-art Russian fighter jets, destroyers and other lethal goodies, and building more of their own. Taiwan hasn't kept up. The result: the military balance is rapidly tipping in China's favor. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jan 16, 2009 - 12:36 AM PST
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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Jan. 16, 2009
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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Jan. 16, 2009

This is a fire ant story with a dam't if you do, dam'd if you don't ending. One thing the U.S. can't do is let China run our foreign policy.

While even speaking about Taiwan makes the Chinese Official's crazy, Obama must take a hard stance at the beginning of his Admin., or look soft on defense for the rest of his time in office.

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