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Julie Samuel

Monday, April 30th, 2012

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Taiwan Touchdown. The White House signaled its support last Friday for helping Taiwan buy “U.S.-made fighter aircraft” in the near future to help counter China’s military. Robert Nabors, director of the White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs, told Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) his proposal to modernize Taiwan’s air force with new F-16C/Ds “warrants serious consideration.” Cornyn, after hearing from the Obama administration on the Taiwan fighter sales, lifted his hold on the nomination of Mark Lippert to be assistant secretary…

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