The first six of some 30 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters produced by Boeing [BA] have arrived in Taiwan under a $2 billion deal under then-President George W. Bush that included other defense items. When the helicopters become operational next April, according to published reports, Taiwan will be the first international operator of the advanced attack helicopter. In 2008, at the time of the proposed sale, China responded negatively, because it considers Taiwan a renegade province. Then-presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) regretted…
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