tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post116321819549910320..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: The arms pruchase: additional commentsMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1163250126576576612006-11-11T21:02:00.000+08:002006-11-11T21:02:00.000+08:00Some news on the submarines, as well as the possib...Some news on the submarines, as well as the possibility of the F-16 sales going ahead - the latter sounds quite hopeful.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/yyj72zAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1163244467305018912006-11-11T19:27:00.000+08:002006-11-11T19:27:00.000+08:00Every China Post editorial I have seen on the topi...Every China Post editorial I have seen on the topic of the arms purchase has included that idea, that "Chen did not even submit the budget proposal until three years into his term.." <BR/><BR/>As if to suggest that if it was really such an urgent matter, he would have done it sooner. <BR/><BR/>The journalistic standards of that paper are ridiculous. But I admit buying it now and then, just to see what they are saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1163239338269761602006-11-11T18:02:00.000+08:002006-11-11T18:02:00.000+08:00reduce the price, or just make them in Taiwan.reduce the price, or just make them in Taiwan.MJ Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16859263977094071677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1163234755834226162006-11-11T16:45:00.000+08:002006-11-11T16:45:00.000+08:00Li-ao is only doing his patriotic duty to block th...Li-ao is only doing his patriotic duty to block these packages for as long as the word 'purchase' is spelled wrong. ;)Chaonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716593360671034412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1163233433073930272006-11-11T16:23:00.000+08:002006-11-11T16:23:00.000+08:00(Sorry if I double posted that last comment. Wasn...(Sorry if I double posted that last comment. Wasn't sure if I was seeing a double 'v' or a 'w' in the word verification step.)<BR/><BR/>Also wanted to mention that the price of the subs is high because of their limited production run. If I asked Toyota to produce a custom line of 8 (and only 8) steam-powered automobiles, they'd quote me a pretty high price, too. <BR/><BR/>They couldn't turn a profit on volume, so they'd have to do it on the margin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1163232403456992432006-11-11T16:06:00.000+08:002006-11-11T16:06:00.000+08:00I take your point, Michael.Still, the KMT always h...I take your point, Michael.<BR/><BR/>Still, the KMT always had the option of insisting the deal be broken up piecemeal, and then approving the parts they found agreeable (as they're starting to do now with the anti-submarine planes).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1163229028137215692006-11-11T15:10:00.000+08:002006-11-11T15:10:00.000+08:00There is a good article called "China Trigger" on ...There is a good article called "China Trigger" on the financialsense.com site that you may find interesting. Its a scenario of the Chinese pulling the plug on us$ purchases. <BR/><BR/>http://financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/2006/1109.html<BR/><BR/>PS. You are right about the B.T.P.O.T.Apes comment. It took me a long time to find that picture! What a great movie. Listening to the Scott Ritter audio (link on my site) made me instantly think about that scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com