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« on: May 12, 2011, 07:27:03 pm »

12.05.2011.
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Preddsednik Tajvana je 12. maja zanovio zahtev Sjedinjenim Državama da proda Tajvanu lovačke avione F-16...

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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on May 12 renewed his call on the U.S. to sell F-16 fighter jets to the island, saying he needed leverage as he pursues reconciliation with China.

Ma said he was committed to seeking weapons from the U.S. despite belt-tightening by his administration, which has raised defense spending at a slower pace than planned since the global economic downturn.

In an address to a U.S. think tank, Ma pledged to move forward with his policy of improving relations with China, saying the island has benefited from his outreach to the mainland since taking office in 2008.

But Ma said: "The right leverage must be in place, otherwise Taiwan cannot credibly maintain an equal footing at the negotiating table."

"We continue to urge (the U.S.) to provide the necessary defense weaponry such as F-16s and diesel submarines," he told the Center for Strategic and International Studies by video-link from Taipei.

The U.S. last year approved $6.4 billion in weapons for Taiwan, including Patriot missiles and Black Hawk helicopters. But the package did not include fighter jets, which Taiwan believes are necessary to close the gap as China rapidly boosts its military budget.

China angrily protested the package, temporarily snapping off defense ties with the U.S. Beijing considers Taiwan - where the mainland's defeated nationalists fled in 1949 - to be a territory awaiting reunification.

A senior Taiwanese lawmaker, Lin Yu-fang, said May 10 that Taiwan would delay buying weapons from the U.S. package to save money as the island undergoes a costly shift from conscription to a professional military.

Ma said only that Taiwan wanted a "small but strong" military force and that he has made "adequate arrangements" both to buy weapons and to transform the military.

He acknowledged he has not met a goal of devoting 3 percent of the gross domestic product to military spending due to other priorities since the economic crisis.

"We will try in the future to catch up with that, but I can assure you we do have the resolve to defend ourselves," he said.
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