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U.S. considers selling weapons to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — When U.S.
and Taiwanese officials gather behind*
closed doors Monday to discuss which
weapons the United States is willing to
sell, the $4.4 billion question will be
whether Taiwan gets the go-ahead to buy
the Aegis destroyers it says it needs to
counter a buildup of Chinese missiles.
The talks Monday and Tuesday in
Washington are especially sensitive be
cause of their profound political impli
cations.
China has said it would be compelled
to react harshly if Taiwan acquires Aegis
warships. Taiwan views its request as a
test of U.S. support in the face of China’s
continuing buildup of offensive missiles.
China regards Taiwan as Chinese ter
ritory, separated by civil war. The Unit
ed States has a “one China” policy, but
under the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979
it is obligated to ensure a “sufficient”
defense for Taiwan.
The Clinton administration is divid
ed over the weapons sales. The Pentagon
believes they are justified for Taiwan’s
self-defense but the White House and
State Department worry more about pro
voking China.
Pentagon spokesperson Kenneth Ba
con said Friday he could not discuss the
substance of the U.S.-Taiwan talks.
The Washington Post, citing anony
mous sources, reported in Monday’s edi
tions that the Pentagon will recommend
against selling the Aegis destroyers to
Taiwan for the time being, but will call
for further assessment of Taiwan’s
needs and, in the meantime, recom
mend selling the island long-range
radar systems.
In strictly military terms, there is lit
tle question that Taiwan can justily its
desire for warships equipped with the
highly advanced Aegis weapons sys
tem, which is designed to defend
against aircraft and missiles.
Taiwan wants to buy four of the war
ships, which go for $1.1 billion apiece,
plus a variety of other advanced weapons.
Adm. Dennis Blair, commander
in chief of U.S. Pacific Command,
has made clear that he believes Tai
wan faces a serious missile threat
from China.
“Currently, China has deployed
about 200 ballistic missiles against Tai
wan and is adding about 50 missiles per
year,” Blair said in a speech in Wash
ington on March 16. “Though these
missiles are terror weapons — too in
accurate to hit military targets with any
confidence — as the numbers increase
and their accuracy improves, they will
pose a military threat to Taiwan.”
Blair has not said publicly whether he
favors selling Taiwan the four Arleigh
Burke-class destroyers with Aegis radar.
The Aegis system
U.S. and Taiwanese officials gathered on
Monday to discuss which weapons the United
States is willing to sell. On the table is the
$4.4 billion sale of Aegis destroyers Taiwan
says it needs to counter a buildup of Chinese
missiles. China regards Taiwan as Chinese
territory, separated by civil war. America has
a “one China” policy, but under the Taiwan
Relations Act of 1979 it is obligated to ensure
a “sufficient" defense for Taiwan.
Sentry
aircraft
Guided-missile
destroyer
Guided-missile
cruiser
The Aegis radar-driven defense system can search,
track and destroy ballistic missiles launched across the
Taiwan Strait. Satellites track the launch and trajectory
of enemy missiles and relay spatial coordinates to air-
and sea-based crews. Retaliatory missiles guided with
these coordinates have the capability to simultaneously
destroy multiple targets including missiles at long range.
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Ship-based missiles
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Submarine
Mobile missiles Fixed-position missiles
Source: U.S. Navy
Wm. J. Castello/AP
Mugabe supports farmers
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — President
Robert Mugabe abruptly summoned white farm
leaders to his office Monday and promised to per
sonally intervene to end the violent crisis over the
occupation of white-owned farms, the farmers said.
During the l l/2 hour meeting on the eve of
Zimbabwe’s 20th anniversary of independence,
Mugabe said he would work “to get things back
to normality,” said Tim Henwood, head of the
Commercial Farmers Union, which represents
while fanners.
The official state news agency confinned Mu
gabe’s first meeting with fann union officials since
the occupations began two months ago. But govern
ment officials declined to comment on the talks, and
it was unclear whether Mugabe’s reported promise
marked a reversal of his stance on the thousands of
anned black squatters who have occupied more than
900 white-owned farms.
Until now, Mugabe has backed the occupa
tions, arguing they are a justified protest against
unequal distribution of land in a country where
4,000 white farmers own one-third of the produc
tive farmland. On Sunday, he insisted he would not
order supporters to vacate the farms and urged
them to defend themselves from opponents and
“hit back wildly.”
Mugabe’s speech Sunday came hours after the
killing of fanner David Stevens, a known support
er of the Movement for Democratic Change, the
main opposition party.
The state news agency reported that police were
searching for suspects in Stevens’ killing and the
beatings of five other white fanners.
Putin meets Blair in London
LONDON (AP)-—On his first
visit to the West as Russian presi
dent, Vladimir Putin pledged
Monday that his country would
not drift back into isolation, but
would seek friendlier ties with Eu
rope — despite sharp differences
over Chechnya.
Putin promised to implement
economic reforms, defend prop
erty owners and root out corruption to attract for
eign investment, and Prime Minister Tony Blair re
sponded by saying the newly elected Russian
“talks our language on reform.”
“Of course, one could follow the logic of iso
lation, but I’m entirely convinced that such logic
is absolutely inappropriate not only in relations
with Great Britain but the rest of Europe,” Putin
said at a joint news conference with Blair.
The Russian leader later traveled to Windsor
Castle, where he had a 30-minute private audi
ence with Queen Elizabeth II, before flying to
the Ukraine.
Putin’s 24-hour stop in London — the center-
piece of his first foreign trip — appeared to signal
a strengthening of ties between the two nuclear
powers. Putin already showed signs of cultivating
Britain by inviting Blair to visit him in St. Peters
burg last month.
Blair’s aides said Britain is ideally suited to pro
vide a bridge not only between Russia and the Eu
ropean Union but also Russia and the United States,
whose relations have deteriorated in the past year.
“Some say that because of our concerns about
Chechnya, we should keep some distance from
Moscow,” Blair said. “I share this concern ... but
I believe the best way to get results is by engaging
with Russia, not isolating Russia.”
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