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Taiwan said it was determined to acquire F-16s from the United States<\/strong>, rejecting allegations that the island had toned down its campaign for approval to buy the jet fighters.<\/p>\n

Taiwan, in 2007, applied to the United States to buy 66 F-16 aircrafts, saying they needed to counter a rising China, but observers say Washington has held up the deal for fear of angering Beijing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The official was also cited as saying that a recent incident of Chinese jets entering Taiwan’s airspace while chasing a US surveillance plane highlighted the “failures” of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s Beijing-friendly policies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Taiwan’s defence authorities Monday confirmed reports that in late June, two Chinese SU-27 fighter planes flew across the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait<\/strong>, widely considered the boundary between its airspace and that of the mainland. But it downplayed the act as a “routine training mission”.<\/p>\n

Taiwan’s United Daily News reported that the Chinese jets were attempting to drive away a US U2 reconnaissance aircraft flying along the Taiwan Strait<\/strong> to collect information on the Chinese mainland.<\/p>\n

Beijing has demanded that Washington stop spy plane flights near the Chinese coast<\/strong>, saying they have “severely harmed” trust between the two countries, state-run media reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The United States gives diplomatic recognition to Beijing rather than Taipei<\/strong> but remains a leading arms supplier to the island.<\/p>\n

China reacted furiously in January 2010 when the Obama administration announced a US$6.4 billion arms deal<\/strong> with the self-governing island.<\/p>\n

That package included Patriot missiles, Black Hawk helicopters and equipment for Taiwan’s existing F-16 fleet, but no submarines or new fighter jets.<\/p>\n

Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory and refuses to abandon the possibility of taking Taiwan by force<\/strong>, even though the island has ruled itself since their split in 1949 after a civil war.<\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/strong>
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